MSI H270M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.29% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive71.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A69
MotherboardMSI H270M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161213
Uptime1 Days
Run DateSep 14 '17 at 06:50
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 90
1-Core 119
2-Core 235
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 467
62% 466 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A69) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4526
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
7.29% Terrible
Lighting 7.63
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 7.41
6% 8.86 fps
MRender 10.1
Gravity 6.6
Splatting 15.8
9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.29%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Read 487
Write 268
Mixed 275
76% 343 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 61.9
4K Mixed 16.5
114% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 41.9
DQ Write 71.1
DQ Mixed 51.7
41% 54.9 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 110%
WD My Passport 0740 500GB
70GB free, PID 0740
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
24.6% Poor
Read 53.7
Write 57.3
Mixed 44.3
66% 51.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.29
4K Write 1.38
4K Mixed 0.14
53% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 24.6%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.7% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 21
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 21
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 98%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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