MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7972
MotherboardMSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 20 '17 at 02:56
Run Duration100 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 113
2-Core 220
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 422
57% 424 Pts
64-Core 422
26% 422 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.1% Good
Lighting 81.8
Reflection 79.8
Parallax 69.4
67% 77 fps
MRender 70.9
Gravity 72.3
Splatting 73
59% 72 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
421GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
75% Very good
Read 137
Write 124
Mixed 114
94% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.92
4K Write 1.93
4K Mixed 0.31
108% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 75%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
80.1% Excellent
MC Read 29
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 25.7
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 25.4
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 85%

 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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