MSI H270M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive82.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A69
MotherboardMSI H270M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161213
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 15 '19 at 18:15
Run Duration250 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 120
2-Core 273
90% 163 Pts
4-Core 525
8-Core 770
81% 647 Pts
64-Core 763
47% 763 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 149
Parallax 140
114% 143 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 135
Splatting 110
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
489GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 482 485 484 483 484 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 485
Mixed 446
SusWrite 484
109% 482 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 64
222% 82 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 135%
Great: 133%
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R112
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 121 120 117 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Read 376
Write 132
Mixed 182
SusWrite 119
45% 202 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 40.8
172% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 143
115% 162 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 81%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80
574GB free
Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1994 1997 1997 1993 1997 1209 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
383% Outstanding
Read 2,581
Write 2,005
Mixed 1,465
SusWrite 1,864
443% 1,979 MB/s
4K Read 67.7
4K Write 205
4K Mixed 97.2
336% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 1,422
DQ Write 1,386
DQ Mixed 509
628% 1,105 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 383%
Great: 372%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 134 139 139 139 140 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 163
Write 149
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 138
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 101%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62
745GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 129 131 132 132 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 122
Write 122
Mixed 98.5
SusWrite 131
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 87%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB
4TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 232 236 225 234 234 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 222
Write 231
Mixed 102
SusWrite 231
144% 197 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.9
380% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 130%
Great: 138%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
80% Very good
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 22.7
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 25.6
70% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 56.8
70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical H270M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69) Builds (Compare 268 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI H270M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $388
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