MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive98.8% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7972
MotherboardMSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 07 '21 at 20:01
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6400-$79
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 85
1-Core 106
2-Core 210
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 401
54% 401 Pts
64-Core 395
24% 395 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
MSI(1462 7972) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8682
Relative performance (0th percentile)
2.21% Terrible
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 6.9
Parallax 8.7
0% 5.23 fps
MRender 8.2
Gravity 5.3
Splatting 9.2
6% 7.57 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.21%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 256GB
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 194 188 194 158 154 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Read 461
Write 324
Mixed 281
SusWrite 180
69% 312 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 49.8
182% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 258
DQ Mixed 215
184% 271 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 90%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140
106GB free
Firmware: 05.00K05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 75 75 75 76 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
53.2% Above average
Read 110
Write 103
Mixed 74.9
SusWrite 75.3
67% 90.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 65%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44
199GB free
Firmware: 1AC01112
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 115 114 115 116 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
65.8% Good
Read 114
Write 114
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 114
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
211% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FAR2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
78.6% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 25.4
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 24.3
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 79%

 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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