MSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
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)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170406
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 18 '17 at 18:22
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 141
2-Core 242
91% 159 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 736
73% 597 Pts
64-Core 755
47% 755 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
Gigabyte(1458 360B) 2GB
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
30.4% Below average
Lighting 35.7
Reflection 32.6
Parallax 40.4
29% 36.2 fps
MRender 44
Gravity 41.5
Splatting 36.3
33% 40.6 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23
391GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX002J Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
50.6% Above average
Read 91.2
Write 85.3
Mixed 91.9
68% 89.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.25
4K Mixed 0.15
56% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.3% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 20.8
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 27.6
SC Mixed 23.2
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 110%

 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 512 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: $646
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