MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.9% 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)
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 (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '20 at 14:52
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	74%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 106 2-Core 211 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 406 56% 413 Pts	64-Core 418 26% 418 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% Gigabyte(1458 2311) CLim: 1545 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.7.2 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Lighting 74.7 Reflection 78.7 Parallax 92.9 61% 82.1 fps	MRender 76.6 Gravity 74.5 Splatting 64.3 58% 71.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung MZNTD128HAGM-00000 128GB 882 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT2300Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,696 Write 64.5 Mixed 110 407% 1,957 MB/s	4K Read 817 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 5 1,246% 275 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 68%
Toshiba MK6459GSXP 640GB 2,156 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 416GB free Firmware: GT001L SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 67 66 66 67 63 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 60.8 Write 64.5 Mixed 19.5 SusWrite 65.4 38% 52.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 45%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 1GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 8.7 9.3 10 9.4 8.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 7 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 8.8 20% 18 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 3.5 225% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 17%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 620GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 76 75 75 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 87.5 Write 90.7 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 75.8 102% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 514 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 469GB free, PID a102 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 97 98 97 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 112 Write 110 Mixed 46.8 SusWrite 97.4 121% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 1x8GB 30,824 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	39.9% Below average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 11 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 12.4 SC Mixed 11.3 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 42%

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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 1,365 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

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	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 $94Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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