MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics41.9% 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)
Boot Drive74.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7972
MotherboardMSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160517
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 29 '20 at 14:34
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-6100-$76
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
62% Good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 75.1
2-Core 134
60% 97.5 Pts
4-Core 230
8-Core 276
33% 253 Pts
64-Core 311
19% 311 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 62%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1230 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.1.3
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
41.9% Average
Lighting 51.3
Reflection 58
Parallax 77.5
42% 62.3 fps
MRender 56.9
Gravity 58.1
Splatting 42.4
42% 52.5 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 129 121 143 122 121 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 311
Write 238
Mixed 248
SusWrite 132
52% 232 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 41.6
140% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 214
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 54.5
88% 168 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 84%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
21GB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 130 115 121 104 127 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
62.3% Good
Read 97.3
Write 101
Mixed 32.5
SusWrite 120
64% 87.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 108%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60
1GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 48.9
Write 43
Mixed 36.5
32% 42.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.4
85% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66% Good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 19.2
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 21.7
56% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 66%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) Builds (Compare 1,365 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $551
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