MSI B150M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A45)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.1% 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	94.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A45
Motherboard	MSI B150M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A45) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171202
Uptime	7.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '18 at 12:36
Run Duration	107 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700T 9,225 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 85.1 1-Core 104 2-Core 207 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 598 62% 500 Pts	64-Core 597 37% 597 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Nvidia(10DE 11C2) 3GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing below potential (97^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (69 fps cap detected)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 69.5 Reflection 70 Parallax 60.2 57% 66.6 fps	MRender 69.7 Gravity 64 Splatting 67.9 55% 67.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.r Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2546 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1712 (A8) Unknown 100 100 21993 (AA) Unknown 100 100 698 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1310773 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 126 (C2) HDA temperature 61 54 197570330663 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 9615 (DA) Unknown 100 100 9615 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 4929 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3909 (F2) Unknown 100 100 5324 (F4) Unknown 100 100 20 (F5) Unknown 100 100 53 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1370688	94.3% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 475 Mixed 500 111% 496 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 13.1 111% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 13.4 89% 204 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 992GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 105 99 10085080 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8569 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 71 60 12927454186 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 3489 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 349 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 67 51 555483169 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 64 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 9645 (C2) HDA temperature 33 49 90194313249 (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 -9418863277514 (F1) Unknown 100 253 17452656415 (F2) Unknown 100 253 33034729528	92.7% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 145 Mixed 156 120% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.22 72% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4-2400 CL16 4GB 2x4GB 1,620 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68% Good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 19.7 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 21 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 87%

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Gaming 40%

Speed boat

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A45)

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	45x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	42x
Core i5-6600Intel $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	41x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	61x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	30x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	17x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
SSD220 240GBTranscend $35Bench 71%, 12,548 samples	8x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	7x

RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	16x
Vengeance LED DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $33Bench 74%, 14,163 samples	8x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	8x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $212

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16