MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics87.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7972
MotherboardMSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 12 '18 at 10:01
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User TWN-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 83.9
1-Core 113
2-Core 217
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 648
62% 509 Pts
64-Core 647
40% 647 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1600 MHz, MLim: 1788 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.1
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 115
Parallax 115
92% 114 fps
MRender 96.5
Gravity 101
Splatting 92.9
79% 96.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
186GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 291 292 291 291 290 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 482
Write 461
Mixed 357
SusWrite 306
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 88.9
4K Mixed 52.9
175% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 348
262% 351 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 108%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 141 173 191 194 193 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 198
Mixed 74
SusWrite 173
117% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 107%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.8% Good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 21
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 24.4
SC Mixed 19
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 73.6
54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) Builds (Compare 1,365 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $551
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HDDRAMUSB
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