MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics68.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive70.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A69
MotherboardMSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '17 at 05:50
Run Duration218 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 1.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
40.6% Average
Memory 61.2
1-Core 43.7
2-Core 82.7
40% 62.5 Pts
4-Core 117
8-Core 124
16% 121 Pts
64-Core 118
7% 118 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
68.4% Good
Lighting 75
Reflection 79.3
Parallax 98.7
61% 84.3 fps
MRender 98.5
Gravity 101
Splatting 102
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
211GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
70.4% Very good
Read 493
Write 239
Mixed 284
74% 339 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 56.3
4K Mixed 24.9
98% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 54.8
63% 108 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 124%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB
11GB free, PID a81d
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
8.24% Terrible
Read 32.3
Write 9.07
Mixed 10.4
18% 17.3 MB/s
4K Read 6.6
4K Write 0.006
4K Mixed 0.01
25% 2.21 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 8.24%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Relative performance (0th percentile)
27.1% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 9
MC Mixed 9.8
27% 9.3 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 8.7
23% 7.93 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 87%

 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 1,848 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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