MSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	249% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A69
Motherboard	MSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69) (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170809
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '20 at 23:11
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 271 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 662 70% 559 Pts	64-Core 651 40% 651 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.5% Above average	Lighting 69.6 Reflection 75.3 Parallax 77.1 57% 74 fps	MRender 76.7 Gravity 69.4 Splatting 62.5 56% 69.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 217GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1074 1019 1002 930 909 868 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 2,031 Write 1,289 Mixed 836 SusWrite 967 284% 1,281 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 62.5 235% 88.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,269 DQ Write 390 DQ Mixed 450 431% 703 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 283%
Freenas iSCSI Disk 86GB 80GB free Firmware: 0123 SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 355 36 289 67 345 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

WD Red 3TB (2012)-$80 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 124 124 125 125 124 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 122 Write 110 Mixed 79 SusWrite 124 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 88%
Multiple Card Reader 8GB 1,430 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 2GB free, PID 6366 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	7.79% Terrible	Read 18.8 Write 11 Mixed 8.7 SusWrite 17.4 18% 14 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.79% Great: 14%
Kindle Internal Storage 3GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 3GB free, PID 0324 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 7.9 6.7 6.2 6.6 5.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 19.7 Write 15.5 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 6.7 22% 16.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 11 4K Mixed 6.1 599% 7.27 MB/s	DQ Read 8.8 DQ Write 10.4 DQ Mixed 5.4 570% 8.2 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 15,285 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 32.1 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 28.8 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69) - $128

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	183x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	112x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	42x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	70x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	52x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	45x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	34x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	18x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	33x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	17x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	15x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $639

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16