MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	6.86% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	90.9% 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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180627
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '20 at 20:53
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (55^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-$170 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	77% Very good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 120 2-Core 226 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 651 63% 516 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7972) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.86% Terrible	Lighting 7.2 Reflection 10.4 Parallax 7.53 6% 8.38 fps	MRender 9.14 Gravity 6.97 Splatting 14.5 9% 10.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.86% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 420GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 253 255 259 260 261 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 392 Write 322 Mixed 241 SusWrite 262 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 32.4 148% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 257 214% 310 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 111%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 2TB 4,801 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 661GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 66 74 68 72 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 106 Write 108 Mixed 89.8 SusWrite 70.9 70% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.7 195% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 66%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB 12,976 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 160GB free Firmware: 77.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	Read 40.4 Write 39 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 40.8 27% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 57%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 599GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 77 77 78 78 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 75.5 Write 79.4 Mixed 48.6 SusWrite 77.4 95% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 61%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 246GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 80 78 79 78 79 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	34% Below average	Read 77.6 Write 77.9 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 78.3 95% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 43%
STECH Simple Drive 1TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 411GB free, PID ce04 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 40.5 Write 40.9 Mixed 31.6 SusWrite 41.9 53% 38.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x4GB 3,999 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.8% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 21.6 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 21.1 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 93%

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) - $200

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	409x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	152x
Core i5-6400Intel $69Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	147x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	239x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	116x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	97x

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	43x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples	63x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	52x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	44x

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Total price: $544

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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