MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
Processor	With 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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	34.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A69
Motherboard	MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '18 at 05:18
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 85.5 1-Core 124 2-Core 254 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 452 56% 426 Pts	64-Core 459 28% 459 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Lighting 74.5 Reflection 76.7 Parallax 66 61% 72.4 fps	MRender 71.5 Gravity 70.6 Splatting 70.5 58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 191 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 86 (A5) Unknown 100 100 253437084057 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 15 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4 (AE) Unknown 100 100 36 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 53 34 283467841583 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 584119419016 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 502 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1908 (F1) Unknown 253 253 886 (F2) Unknown 253 253 404 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	34.3% Below average	Read 481 Write 73.4 Mixed 107 47% 221 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 33.1 4K Mixed 1.24 37% 15.4 MB/s	DQ Read 10.9 DQ Write 9.83 DQ Mixed 3.28 4% 8 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 489GB free Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 233949344 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 91 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 83 60 13676457667 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5591 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 91 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 60 605683747 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 48 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1325 (C2) HDA temperature 35 40 85899345955 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -10097468107366 (F1) Unknown 100 253 21445940720 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1843040746	90.1% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 161 Mixed 136 113% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.87 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.36 103% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 112%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$40 18,782 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 83GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 128 127 4575 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 606 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2573 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 603 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 55 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 561 (C2) HDA temperature 102 96 41 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	44.4% Average	Read 90.2 Write 64.3 Mixed 72 57% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 2.02 4K Mixed 0.19 75% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 85%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 45GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 4804 (03) Spinup time 135 131 4216 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4439 (05) Reallocated sector count 194 194 42 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 12645 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3079 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1159 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4439 (C2) HDA temperature 99 91 44 (C4) Reallocation count 158 158 42 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 15 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 15 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 14	30.9% Below average	Read 55.8 Write 51.5 Mixed 58.1 42% 55.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.39 89% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.3% Average	MC Read 14 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 12.2 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 12.3 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 88%

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

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	374x
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	266x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	256x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	311x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	224x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	143x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	80x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	60x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	44x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	47x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	44x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	36x

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Total price: $305

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16