MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.4% 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	51.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A69
Motherboard	MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69) (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '18 at 18:30
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-7100-$70 79,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	59.1% Above average	Memory 76.8 1-Core 95.8 2-Core 160 65% 111 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 274 33% 255 Pts	64-Core 322 20% 322 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% PNY(196E 0969) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.4% Below average	Lighting 37.4 Reflection 35 Parallax 47.2 30% 39.8 fps	MRender 48.2 Gravity 42.5 Splatting 33.6 33% 41.4 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 102 87 95 96 83 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 264 Write 132 Mixed 187 SusWrite 91.7 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 29 96% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 116 88% 118 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 679GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 182 182 178 179 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 34.6 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 175 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2133 C15 1x8GB 11,823 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.3% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 9.7 MC Mixed 10.2 28% 9.67 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 8.1 24% 8.57 GB/s	Latency 86.7 46% 86.7 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 43%

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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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Typical B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69) Builds (Compare 1,848 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $28Bench 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