MSI B150M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A45)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.3% 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	125% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A45
Motherboard	MSI B150M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A45) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '19 at 00:29
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 89.5 1-Core 118 2-Core 232 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 441 59% 440 Pts	64-Core 453 28% 453 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% MSI(1462 3414) CLim: 1320 MHz, MLim: 1870 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.6 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Lighting 64.2 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 81.7 52% 71.4 fps	MRender 67.3 Gravity 59.2 Splatting 56 49% 60.8 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 321GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 375 368 356 362 355 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 464 Mixed 373 SusWrite 377 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 63.7 218% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 319 241% 323 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	Read 39.8 Write 39.8 Mixed 32.3 SusWrite 41.3 28% 38.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 103%
TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 749GB free, PID 0611 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 155 144 179 179 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 156 Write 125 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 169 159% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90 9,857 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.3% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 25.4 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 22.5 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 98%

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Typical B150M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A45) Builds (Compare 256 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Speed boat

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	45x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	43x
Core i5-6600Intel $125Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	41x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	61x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	31x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	19x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
SSD220 240GBTranscend $36Bench 71%, 12,548 samples	8x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $212

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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