MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive319% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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-7A69
MotherboardMSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)  (all builds)
Memory2.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170406
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateOct 12 '19 at 19:11
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 18%
Watch Gameplay: 1050-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 122
2-Core 233
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 460
60% 453 Pts
64-Core 479
30% 479 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
MSI(1462 3352) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
34% Below average
Lighting 43.5
Reflection 30.5
Parallax 41.8
35% 38.6 fps
MRender 38.3
Gravity 41.1
Splatting 36.3
31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 34%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
403GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1310 1354 836 810 764 804 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
319% Outstanding
Read 2,530
Write 2,296
Mixed 1,807
SusWrite 980
426% 1,903 MB/s
4K Read 66.8
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 92.1
311% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1492
DQ Write 1,279
DQ Mixed 1,366
1,029% 1,379 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 319%
Great: 340%
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188
110GB free
Firmware: 300i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 119 119 116 117 118 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 355
Write 136
Mixed 184
SusWrite 117
44% 198 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 38.2
155% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 163
123% 167 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 80%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
71GB free
Firmware: HP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 110 110 110 110 81 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
41.7% Average
Read 42
Write 26.7
Mixed 55.7
SusWrite 103
42% 56.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.5
89% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.9% Average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 12.3
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 13.6
SC Mixed 11.5
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69) Builds (Compare 1,848 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $305
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HDDRAMUSB
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