MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36.9% 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	89.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	8.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '20 at 03:04
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$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 (99^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 88 1-Core 100 2-Core 209 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 418 50% 388 Pts	64-Core 414 26% 414 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B37) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.2 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.9% Below average	Lighting 44 Reflection 56.3 Parallax 39.6 36% 46.6 fps	MRender 64.1 Gravity 30.4 Splatting 48.6 39% 47.7 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 62 54 55 55 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 486 Write 424 Mixed 381 SusWrite 90.3 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 47.7 168% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 233 187% 262 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 91%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 7GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 398 Write 126 Mixed 184 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 35.1 146% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 91.8 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 102 78% 104 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 75%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 625GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 168 168 167 169 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 164 Mixed 100 SusWrite 168 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 2x4GB 2,440 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 21.8 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 20 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 76%

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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 1,363 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

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Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

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	146x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	142x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	236x
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	60x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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