MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.7% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A69
MotherboardMSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180629
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 29 '18 at 17:19
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 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 i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 94.7
1-Core 117
2-Core 232
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 416
60% 439 Pts
64-Core 461
28% 461 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
PNY(196E 11C3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 1877 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Lighting 46.7
Reflection 33.8
Parallax 41.2
38% 40.5 fps
MRender 41.2
Gravity 44.8
Splatting 39.3
34% 41.8 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 100 138 153 152 154 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Read 170
Write 165
Mixed 48.8
SusWrite 131
93% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
112% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 32.8
MC Mixed 25.1
84% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 25.5
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 57.9
69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69) Builds (Compare 1,846 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $305
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