MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.6% 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	88% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '20 at 20:11
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 (100^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 86.1 1-Core 108 2-Core 213 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 402 53% 398 Pts	64-Core 415 26% 415 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3417) CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Lighting 69.5 Reflection 68.4 Parallax 97.1 57% 78.3 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 71 Splatting 57.6 54% 66.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 156 55 56 55 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 495 Write 306 Mixed 378 SusWrite 87.4 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 46.3 160% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 231 192% 275 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 510GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 146 147 146 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 138 Mixed 89 SusWrite 146 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 219% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 109%
ASMT 2115 2TB 1,348 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 166 164 169 168 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 164 Write 134 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 166 182% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 68% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 111%
BUFFALO External HDD 500GB 315 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 198GB free, PID 0105 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 38.5 Write 28.7 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 41.1 48% 35.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 22%

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 way above expectations (86^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 25.2 78% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 22.1 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 80%

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

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

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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 $132	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) $34	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