MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	51.5% 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	41.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A69
Motherboard	MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69) (all builds)
Memory	2.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 06 '20 at 07:23
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4560-$31 70,054 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Memory 61.4 1-Core 66.5 2-Core 143 52% 90.4 Pts	4-Core 278 8-Core 275 37% 276 Pts	64-Core 283 18% 283 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Lighting 64.4 Reflection 64 Parallax 82.2 52% 70.2 fps	MRender 65.2 Gravity 66.7 Splatting 52.9 50% 61.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: UJ220400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 112 84 89 101 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 409 Write 368 Mixed 154 SusWrite 119 58% 263 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 29.5 4K Mixed 13.1 57% 19.5 MB/s	DQ Read 31.3 DQ Write 17.7 DQ Mixed 32 22% 27 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 55%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 75GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 100 90 101 93 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 255 Write 124 Mixed 179 SusWrite 94.7 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 34 138% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 93.9 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 100 78% 106 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 73%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$28 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 160GB free Firmware: 0003SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 73 73 72 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 66.5 Write 64 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 72 44% 59.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBR2 1x8GB 521 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.9% Below average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 13.5 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 10.7 SC Mixed 10.1 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 124 32% 124 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 47%

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

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Typical B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69) Builds (Compare 1,863 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	376x
Core i5-7400Intel $88Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	266x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	258x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	314x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	225x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	144x

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

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	48x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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