MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.7% 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)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161103
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '18 at 02:00
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 75.7 1-Core 139 2-Core 271 88% 162 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 767 76% 619 Pts	64-Core 749 46% 749 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3415) CLim: 1291 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.6 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Lighting 65.2 Reflection 66 Parallax 90.5 53% 73.9 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 62.7 Splatting 53.8 49% 60.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 53%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1230C Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 485 Write 391 Mixed 347 90% 407 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 43 158% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 231 191% 273 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 91%
WD WD2003FYPS-27W9B 2TB 9,937 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free Firmware: 04.05G11 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 95.3 Write 95.5 Mixed 73.2 66% 88 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 61%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0304 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 79.5 Write 108 Mixed 91.8 70% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.6 229% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x16GB-$65 2,716 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 11.5 36% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 14.1 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 89 45% 89 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 81%

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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%

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	147x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	142x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	237x
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	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 $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 $178	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