MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	16.2% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160125
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 28 '20 at 12:10
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 89.4 1-Core 114 2-Core 224 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 592 61% 490 Pts	64-Core 601 37% 601 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Gigabyte(1458 36D1) CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 15.9 Parallax 18.4 16% 18.1 fps	MRender 23 Gravity 21.1 Splatting 16.5 16% 20.2 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 482 Write 433 Mixed 368 95% 428 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 54.4 196% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 331 251% 338 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 298GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 184 184 183 185 182 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 118 Write 83.5 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 180 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 96.8 Write 99.2 Mixed 21.3 53% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 107%
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250 11,608 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 9GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 101 99 100 103 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 63.5 Write 61.7 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 99.3 49% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 62%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 12GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 121 123 110 119 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 123 Write 108 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 116 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 63%
Kingston DT microDuo 3.0 64GB 816 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 49GB free, PID 16a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 15 19 19 19 18 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	21.7% Poor	Read 104 Write 44.4 Mixed 7 SusWrite 18.9 46% 43.7 MB/s	4K Read 9.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 40% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 26%
WDC WD10 EARS-00Y5B1 1TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 11GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 97 96 96 96 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	37% Below average	Read 83.3 Write 83.8 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 94.9 112% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 68% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 42%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 456 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 2GB free, PID a00a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 99.5 Write 50.8 Mixed 18.8 59% 56.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 62% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 44%
Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 32GB 792 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 8GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 16 15 16 17 17 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	23% Poor	Read 109 Write 48.5 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 20.9 60% 53.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 1.5 86% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 24%
Netac OnlyDisk 125GB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 116GB free, PID 3200, Netac Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 43 48 43 48 44 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 138 Write 49 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 46.5 94% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 3.2 185% 4.33 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	73.2% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.5 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 23.8 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 85%

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Typical B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) Builds (Compare 1,365 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

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	147x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	142x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	237x
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	61x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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