MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.7% 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 Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '21 at 18:21
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Memory 86 1-Core 111 2-Core 212 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 628 63% 511 Pts	64-Core 640 40% 640 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Nvidia(10DE 11C2) 3GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2287 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.7% Above average	Lighting 63.4 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 63.7 52% 65.5 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 68 Splatting 63.4 55% 67.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 423GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2AR10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 23 31 43 58 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	26% Poor	Read 47.3 Write 18 Mixed 38 SusWrite 42.9 27% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 59%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 103GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 68 70 70 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 61.5 Write 68 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 68.9 43% 58.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 859B BLS4G4D26BFSC.8FBD2 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 859B BLS4G4D26BFSC.8FBD2 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 22.4 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 22.2 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 73%

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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	406x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	150x
Core i5-6400Intel $75Bench 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

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $551

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16