MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170418
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '18 at 08:31
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 139 2-Core 263 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 736 75% 606 Pts	64-Core 733 45% 733 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 189 Parallax 186 136% 181 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 168 Splatting 121 110% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 221GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 415 427 441 446 448 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 436 Mixed 330 SusWrite 431 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 40.2 162% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 280 230% 330 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 119 122 121 122 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 48.5 Write 127 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 120 65% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.2 95% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 4x4GB 464 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.1% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.7 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 23.9 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 100%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	405x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	147x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	143x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	237x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	113x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	95x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	75x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	45x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	42x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples	61x
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 $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16