MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.6% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A69
Motherboard	MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '18 at 17:44
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 231 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 457 61% 455 Pts	64-Core 447 28% 447 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 45.2 Parallax 40.4 39% 44.4 fps	MRender 40.8 Gravity 41.1 Splatting 37 32% 39.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SB8U-256G-1006 256GB 4,064 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 177 176 176 176 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 492 Write 431 Mixed 226 SusWrite 182 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 44.6 175% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 39 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 43.8 42% 64.4 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 95%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 811GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 153 152 152 152 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 153 Write 148 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 152 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 86%
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB 9,968 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 102GB free Firmware: CC94 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 68 64 62 63 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 52.7 Write 56.7 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 63.4 39% 52.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 56%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 212GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 66 65 66 67 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 65.7 Write 48.2 Mixed 66 SusWrite 65.4 46% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 83%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 26GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 138 Write 91 Mixed 104 135% 111 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 4.1 285% 4.4 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2800 C17 2x8GB 2,430 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	79.2% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 23.5 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 24.6 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 98%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

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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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