MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.1% 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.

High background CPU (27%). 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	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180627
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '20 at 13:22
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 89.2 1-Core 105 2-Core 206 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 397 55% 409 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 80.6% 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: 1560 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.7.2 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.1% Above average	Lighting 66.1 Reflection 78.2 Parallax 82.3 54% 75.5 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 64.7 55% 67 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 62%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung MZNTD128HAGM-00000 128GB 882 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT2300Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,107 Write 62.7 Mixed 116 366% 1,762 MB/s	4K Read 814 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 6.6 1,243% 274 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 68%
Toshiba MK6459GSXP 640GB 2,156 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 405GB free Firmware: GT001L Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 56.5 Write 58 Mixed 17.5 32% 44 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 45%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 623GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 89.2 Write 90.8 Mixed 50.7 96% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 44%

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)	39.8% Below average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 11 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 12.6 SC Mixed 11.5 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 42%

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

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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	406x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	150x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	144x

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	95x

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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16