MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A69
MotherboardMSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161213
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateJun 18 '18 at 08:31
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 88.6
1-Core 106
2-Core 211
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 408
54% 408 Pts
64-Core 401
25% 401 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Device(7377 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61% Good
Lighting 77.7
Reflection 76
Parallax 72.4
63% 75.4 fps
MRender 70.4
Gravity 69.5
Splatting 67.8
56% 69.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
469GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Read 156
Write 142
Mixed 136
109% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.38
4K Mixed 0.24
80% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2133 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
67.1% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 20.6
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 20.2
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 83%

 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 1,846 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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