MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	143% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	110% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180627
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '20 at 01:28
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

Watch Gameplay: 2080-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

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 i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 89.5 1-Core 125 2-Core 249 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 648 66% 531 Pts	64-Core 650 40% 650 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2280) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	143% Outstanding	Lighting 194 Reflection 199 Parallax 216 158% 203 fps	MRender 240 Gravity 190 Splatting 121 143% 183 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$144 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1.5TB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 463 460 468 472 475 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 467 Mixed 415 SusWrite 464 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 53.6 185% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 128%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 356 187 130 122 124 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 465 Mixed 386 SusWrite 227 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 58.4 197% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$236 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 157 162 155 168 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 199 Mixed 99 SusWrite 160 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 315% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 110%
Seagate USB 3.0 Cable 1TB 537 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 863GB free, PID 5031 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 82 87 75 86 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	30% Below average	Read 74.2 Write 82.5 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 82.2 88% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 32%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 869GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 40.3 Write 37.5 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 41.6 48% 36 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.1% Very good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 23.1 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 22.7 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 95%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $551

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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) $32	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