MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	16.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	98.3% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170418
Uptime	6.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '18 at 16:58
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 132 2-Core 258 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 708 74% 592 Pts	64-Core 694 43% 694 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	16.8% Very poor	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 66.2 Parallax 89.3 0% 51.9 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 61.5 Splatting 54.9 49% 61.2 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 256GB-$29 2,279 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4140000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 185 180 175 177 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 462 Mixed 270 SusWrite 174 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 49 189% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 47.3 85% 164 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 99%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 187GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 118 125 124 124 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 123 Write 121 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 124 70% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2400 C15 Series 4x4GB 1,049 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 25.2 82% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 25.4 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 102%

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

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) - $200

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	404x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	146x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	142x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	236x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	112x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	94x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	75x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	45x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	42x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples	60x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	52x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	43x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $551

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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