MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics83.1% 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 Drive93.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7972
MotherboardMSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 27 '16 at 20:15
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 47%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 103
2-Core 209
75% 132 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 421
56% 419 Pts
64-Core 422
26% 422 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7290
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.1% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 115
Parallax 96.9
85% 105 fps
MRender 97.9
Gravity 96
Splatting 99.2
80% 97.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team L3 EVO SSD 240GB
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 452
Mixed 481
107% 481 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 87.9
4K Mixed 13.5
110% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 60.6
116% 229 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 89%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 137
Write 142
Mixed 123
101% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.29
4K Mixed 0.17
61% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905625-062.A00G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
77.7% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 25.5
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 27.6
SC Mixed 22.4
63% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) Builds (Compare 1,363 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $551
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