MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.4% 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)
Boot Drive	127% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A69
Motherboard	MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161213
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '19 at 22:02
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 134 2-Core 261 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 513 68% 511 Pts	64-Core 510 32% 510 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1239 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.7.1 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.4% Above average	Lighting 62.7 Reflection 60.6 Parallax 81.2 51% 68.2 fps	MRender 66.4 Gravity 61.5 Splatting 54.9 49% 60.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 273GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 376 435 386 357 323 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 462 Mixed 451 SusWrite 385 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 61.8 216% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 129%
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 41GB free Firmware: S9FM02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 104 76 77 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 476 Write 123 Mixed 168 SusWrite 84.3 46% 213 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 77.4 4K Mixed 22.5 132% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 99.5 DQ Mixed 7 37% 86.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18 39,749 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 71GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 55 56 56 56 56 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 52.1 Write 45.5 Mixed 42.3 SusWrite 55 36% 48.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 47%
Seagate ST3750330AS 750GB-$137 3,651 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 185GB free Firmware: SD04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 59 59 60 59 59 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 95.9 Write 90.2 Mixed 49.8 SusWrite 59.1 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 58%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 20GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 147 Write 96.8 Mixed 109 143% 118 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 4.2 274% 4.2 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 2x8GB 16,539 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 28.4 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 26.5 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 91%

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

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	373x
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	266x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	255x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	311x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	223x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	143x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	80x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	60x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	44x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	46x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	44x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	36x

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Total price: $305

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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