MSI B250M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	105% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A69
Motherboard	MSI B250M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170207
Uptime	13.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '18 at 20:47
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	80% Very good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 113 2-Core 232 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 438 56% 423 Pts	64-Core 420 26% 420 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 78%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 147 144 141 139 139 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 456 Mixed 382 SusWrite 175 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 56.3 186% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 355 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 148 148 146 147 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 139 Write 149 Mixed 40 SusWrite 147 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 140% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 108%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 850GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 104 102 103 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 95 Write 98 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 103 72% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 69%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 120GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 20 20 20 102 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 17.8 Write 21 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 49.7 39% 26.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 11% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 259D 4TB 1,267 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 48GB free, PID 259d Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 88 88 87 86 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	31% Below average	Read 68.7 Write 69 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 87.3 97% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 26% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 42%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 46GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 60 63 59 60 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	Read 74.2 Write 69.5 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 59.4 80% 60.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 52% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 61%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 38GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 93 Write 95 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 0.2 76% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD2 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 27.1 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 22.5 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 91%

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Typical B250M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69) Builds (Compare 336 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	80x
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	47x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	40x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	53x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	42x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	23x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	9x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	9x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples	7x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $234

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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