MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	77.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84.3% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151026
Uptime	14.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '21 at 01:02
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

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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 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)	76.8% Very good	Memory 83.2 1-Core 102 2-Core 205 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 397 54% 404 Pts	64-Core 405 25% 405 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.1% Very good	Lighting 98.6 Reflection 96.1 Parallax 87.7 80% 94.1 fps	MRender 96.4 Gravity 90.2 Splatting 77.1 71% 87.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU900 256GB 1,844 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q1018HD SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 335 241 71 89 52 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 493 Write 445 Mixed 194 SusWrite 177 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 39.8 133% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 132 137% 228 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 112%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 283GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 151 151 153 153 153 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 150 Write 145 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 151 87% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30BESBK.8FB 2x8GB 1,404 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.2% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 20.5 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 19.8 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 106%

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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%

Sail boat

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