MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	156% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	31.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160517
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '21 at 17:01
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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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 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)	77.9% Very good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 107 2-Core 214 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 368 53% 387 Pts	64-Core 411 26% 411 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 4069); aurorus CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	156% Outstanding	Lighting 234 Reflection 212 Parallax 202 190% 216 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 154 Splatting 139 130% 163 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 45 86 23 60 54 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	31.1% Below average	Read 258 Write 111 Mixed 141 SusWrite 68 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 13 4K Mixed 0.7 53% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 2 DQ Mixed 4.3 16% 40 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 95%
1TB QLC SATA SSD 1TB 748 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 218GB free Firmware: S0918A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 309 386 390 170 18 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 459 Write 373 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 264 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 16.4 4K Mixed 0.4 43% 13 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 19.6 DQ Mixed 0.5 18% 46.2 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 67GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 148 159 154 154 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 152 Mixed 93 SusWrite 152 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-4GVR 0420 F4-2133C15-4GVR 0420 F4-2400C15-4GVR 0420 F4-2133C15-4GVR 16GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	74.3% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 25 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 21.8 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 78%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 61: 7R 8G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
61%	22%	76	261	178	60	23.8"	2048 1152	LEN61AE P24h-10

History: Score 32: 2R 6G 4B | Score 61: 7R 8G 2B

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 32%

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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 $295	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