MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	190% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80.6% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A69
Motherboard	MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69) (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '20 at 06:37
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 125 2-Core 230 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 630 63% 515 Pts	64-Core 587 36% 587 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0); Asus RTX 3080 TUF OC CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	190% Outstanding	Lighting 274 Reflection 246 Parallax 315 224% 278 fps	MRender 322 Gravity 239 Splatting 172 192% 244 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 192 150 148 110 90 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 404 Write 201 Mixed 356 SusWrite 151 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 37.2 139% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 306 224% 289 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 95%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 89GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 426 365 306 316 318 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 207 Mixed 406 SusWrite 357 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 56.9 191% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 129%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 121GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 151 152 152 152 148 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 166 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 151 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 802GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 160 175 180 175 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 172 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 172 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 114%
CT120BX500SSD1 120GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 92GB free, PID 1068 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 42 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 41.7 Write 40.5 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 41.2 56% 40.8 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 17.9 4K Mixed 11.2 1,038% 14 MB/s	DQ Read 15.1 DQ Write 22.2 DQ Mixed 13.4 1,267% 16.9 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 159%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 78.BAGM6.DFC0B 04CD F4-2800C16-4GRR 017A 78.BAGM6.DFC0B 04CD F4-2800C16-4GRR 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.1% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 24.8 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 21.1 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 83%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	373x
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	264x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	255x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	311x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	223x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	143x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	80x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	60x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	44x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	46x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	44x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	36x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $305

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