MSI B150M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A45)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	29.8% 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 Drive	32.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A45
Motherboard	MSI B150M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A45) (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160630
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '19 at 17:19
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$51 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	58.8% Above average	Memory 65.6 1-Core 89.3 2-Core 172 62% 109 Pts	4-Core 304 8-Core 285 40% 294 Pts	64-Core 292 18% 292 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% Nvidia(10DE 097A) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	29.8% Poor	Lighting 35.2 Reflection 31.9 Parallax 41.7 29% 36.3 fps	MRender 45.8 Gravity 41.9 Splatting 32.9 32% 40.2 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Vaseky V800/64GB 60GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0922A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 84 21 12 23 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	32.3% Below average	Read 361 Write 188 Mixed 22.8 SusWrite 40.5 33% 153 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 13.5 4K Mixed 5.2 47% 13.5 MB/s	DQ Read 19 DQ Write 80.5 DQ Mixed 19 24% 39.5 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 63%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 829GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 121 102 110 129 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 125 Write 132 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 114 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSCK.8FBD 1x8GB 670 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 9.9 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 8.6 24% 8.53 GB/s	Latency 112 36% 112 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 52%

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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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Gaming 40%

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Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A45)

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	46x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	43x
Core i5-6600Intel $113Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	41x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	61x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	32x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	19x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
SSD220 240GBTranscend $38Bench 71%, 12,548 samples	8x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	7x

RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	16x
Vengeance LED DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $33Bench 74%, 14,163 samples	8x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	8x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $205

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16