MSI H270M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.8% 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 Drive253% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A69
MotherboardMSI H270M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 31 '17 at 00:23
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 91.8
1-Core 134
2-Core 261
90% 162 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 516
66% 502 Pts
64-Core 508
32% 508 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
EVGA(3842 3973) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
52.8% Above average
Lighting 67
Reflection 65.5
Parallax 58.3
55% 63.6 fps
MRender 72.2
Gravity 60.2
Splatting 52.3
49% 61.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49
274GB free
Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 435
Mixed 445
104% 466 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 37
145% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 245
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 71.3
107% 199 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 103%
Great: 108%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
253% Outstanding
Read 2,744
Write 1,138
Mixed 1,306
378% 1,729 MB/s
4K Read 58.2
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 42.7
217% 80.4 MB/s
DQ Read 58.5
DQ Write 385
DQ Mixed 132
128% 192 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 253%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD2 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
83% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 26.7
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 24.1
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83%
Great: 94%

 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $375
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HDDRAMUSB
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