MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	30.3% 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	66.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '18 at 21:47
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 109 2-Core 214 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 424 57% 424 Pts	64-Core 421 26% 421 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2956) 2GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Lighting 38.3 Reflection 35.8 Parallax 35.8 31% 36.6 fps	MRender 36.9 Gravity 34.1 Splatting 34.1 29% 35 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 95 89 91 100 MB/s Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	66.6% Good	Read 266 Write 121 Mixed 169 SusWrite 94.1 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 35.6 150% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 93 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 98.3 76% 104 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 75%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 174GB free Firmware: GS2OA230 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 88 90 89 89 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 118 Write 119 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 89.4 63% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 72%
Hitachi HUS726020ALA610 2TB 299 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2TB free Firmware: A5GNT907 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 194 198 197 195 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 197 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 196 120% 165 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.7 200% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 1x8GB-$25 15,315 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	42% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 12.4 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 14 SC Mixed 13.2 38% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 44%

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 74%

Battleship

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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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