MSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A69
Motherboard	MSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 06 '17 at 09:32
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 98.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 268 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 764 74% 607 Pts	64-Core 760 47% 760 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ACSC2M512S25 507GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 170GB free Firmware: P0316B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 131 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 827 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 110 (A2) Unknown 100 100 1 (A3) Unknown 100 100 84 (A4) Unknown 100 100 17110 (A5) Unknown 100 100 11 (A6) Unknown 100 100 7 (A7) Unknown 100 100 8 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 392 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 37 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 2746 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 90746 (F2) Unknown 100 100 261443 (F5) Unknown 100 100 101062	68.2% Good	Read 475 Write 269 Mixed 339 80% 361 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 3.41 92% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 19.6 59% 123 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 68%
Samsung MZNLN128HCGR-000H1 128GB 1,750 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT22H0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 133 (0B) Calibration retry count 99 99 56 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 145 (AA) Unknown 100 100 389 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 3 (AE) Unknown 99 99 56 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 43 (BE) vendor-specific 70 52 30 (C4) Reallocation count 253 253 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0	76.1% Very good	Read 513 Write 153 Mixed 232 65% 299 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 20 148% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 36.4 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 21.9 35% 64.6 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 88%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 318GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 193271848 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 979 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 16799261 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1578 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 971 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 62 52 757071910 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 213 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2705 (C2) HDA temperature 38 48 55834574886 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 52652004082983 (F1) Unknown 100 253 7578425757 (F2) Unknown 100 253 112028890102	80% Very good	Read 125 Write 152 Mixed 117 99% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 5.23 4K Mixed 0.59 197% 2.22 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 45 MC Write 45 MC Mixed 33.5 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 35.3 102% 35.5 GB/s	Latency 45.2 89% 45.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 97%

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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	182x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	112x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	41x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	69x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	52x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $634

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16