MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	87.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86.7% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '20 at 14:15
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$130 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	80% Very good	Memory 88.2 1-Core 112 2-Core 228 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 403 55% 410 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 114 Parallax 108 90% 111 fps	MRender 97.7 Gravity 102 Splatting 104 83% 101 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 396 305 137 139 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 419 Write 429 Mixed 357 SusWrite 243 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 37.8 139% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 273 207% 276 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 95%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 977GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 107 107 107 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 102 Write 95.2 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 107 71% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 84%
WD WD100EZAZ-11TDBA0 10TB 394 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 8TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 189 202 207 200 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 207 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 199 130% 177 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 1.1 294% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 115%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 826GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 118 113 116 119 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 141 Write 127 Mixed 82 SusWrite 116 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 84%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB 1,176 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 59GB free, PID 0743 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 81 84 84 84 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 88.3 Write 81 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 81.4 110% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 3.9 250% 4.5 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.9% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 19.8 64% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 19.4 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 80%

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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 1,374 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	406x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	150x
Core i5-6400Intel $77Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	145x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	238x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	113x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	96x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	76x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	45x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	42x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples	62x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16