MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.61% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '18 at 17:56
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 (93^rd percentile)	72.2% Very good	Memory 78.5 1-Core 104 2-Core 207 73% 130 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 392 51% 385 Pts	64-Core 395 24% 395 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7972) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	4.61% Terrible	Lighting 5.47 Reflection 7.54 Parallax 5.28 4% 6.1 fps	MRender 0.14 Gravity 4.9 Splatting 10.7 5% 5.25 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.61% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 120GB-$14 42,288 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: P180516a SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 56 47 42 43 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 400 Write 240 Mixed 102 SusWrite 45.1 43% 197 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 35.3 4K Mixed 25.7 94% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 59.8 DQ Mixed 80.8 62% 86.1 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 88%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 106GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 106 95 88 91 91 MB/s Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	61.9% Good	Read 270 Write 145 Mixed 179 SusWrite 93.9 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 34.5 130% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 118 89% 119 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 75%
WD WD6400AARS-00Y5B1 640GB 2,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 595GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 102 104 104 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 111 Write 94 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 103 69% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 114% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 62%
WD My Passport 07A8 1TB 5,659 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 46GB free, PID 07a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 79 78 78 79 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 68 Write 67.7 Mixed 44.7 SusWrite 78.2 88% 64.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 46%
WD Elements 1048 1.5TB 185 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 233GB free, PID 1048 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 98 99 99 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 95.3 Write 98.5 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 98.5 117% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.6% Above average	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 18.6 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 16.3 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 80%

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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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Typical B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) Builds (Compare 1,365 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	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 $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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