MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	197% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A69
Motherboard	MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69) (all builds)
Memory	22.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '22 at 18:15
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 (21^st percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 84.1 1-Core 131 2-Core 219 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 627 64% 518 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080 12GB 54,181 User benchmarks, average bench 192% MSI(1462 3896) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	197% Outstanding	Lighting 283 Reflection 265 Parallax 293 231% 280 fps	MRender 354 Gravity 239 Splatting 184 203% 259 fps
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 211%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,773 Write 149 Mixed 1,314 236% 1,079 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 58.3 201% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 753 DQ Write 568 DQ Mixed 742 532% 687 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 931GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 450 451 477 474 469 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 436 Mixed 401 SusWrite 460 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 43.1 149% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 128%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 69GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 93 92 83 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 66.3 Write 62.8 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 86.1 48% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 69%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 30GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 30 55 72 54 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 5.7 Write 19.7 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 50.9 15% 21 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 15% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX4M2Z3600C18 2x16GB 7,413 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 24.7 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 23.9 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 123%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

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 $30Bench 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 $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