MSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive64% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A69
MotherboardMSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69)  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161213
Uptime12.3 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '21 at 11:00
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 134
2-Core 250
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 612
66% 524 Pts
64-Core 682
42% 682 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Asus(1043 8671) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.1% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 94.8
Parallax 0.3
101% 73 fps
MRender 159
Gravity 122
Splatting 50.9
84% 111 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 1TB
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 77 32 105 2.4 106 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
64% Good
Read 194
Write 104
Mixed 300
SusWrite 72
38% 168 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 89
4K Mixed 37.2
146% 53.3 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 43.5
DQ Mixed 6.6
45% 111 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 64%
Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
125GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 164 166 167 166 167 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 141
Write 114
Mixed 77.3
SusWrite 165
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.6% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 15
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 15.7
44% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 58.5
68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69) Builds (Compare 513 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $639
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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