MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive120% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7972
MotherboardMSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20161017
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 15 '17 at 14:13
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 86.9
1-Core 113
2-Core 218
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 427
57% 426 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.8% Good
Lighting 76.1
Reflection 75.8
Parallax 67.2
62% 73.1 fps
MRender 71.8
Gravity 69.9
Splatting 72.1
58% 71.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 250GB
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 478
Mixed 499
111% 499 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 52.4
201% 73.2 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 84.6
93% 162 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 120%
Great: 126%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
790GB free
Firmware: 1AJ1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Read 112
Write 156
Mixed 138
102% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 2.95
4K Mixed 0.56
150% 1.44 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
78.5% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 24.7
80% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 25.4
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 70.5
57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 99%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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