MSI B150M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A45)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 60.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.8% 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	86.7% 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	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 (97%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A45
Motherboard	MSI B150M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A45) (all builds)
Memory	2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171202
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '18 at 05:27
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	97%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4560-$31 70,054 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Memory 78.9 1-Core 48 2-Core 122 51% 82.9 Pts	4-Core 241 8-Core 256 33% 249 Pts	64-Core 254 16% 254 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85D6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Lighting 39 Reflection 30.6 Parallax 36.7 32% 35.4 fps	MRender 35 Gravity 35.8 Splatting 34.9 29% 35.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 33%
Intel HD 610 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 14,881 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7A45) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.98% Terrible	Lighting 3.87 Reflection 5.54 Parallax 3.84 3% 4.42 fps	MRender 6.05 Gravity 3.43 Splatting 9.78 6% 6.42 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.98% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 120GB-$80 7,190 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: M2CR010 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 28 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 60 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 5 (AE) Unknown 100 100 2 (B4) Unknown 100 100 44 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 53 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 516320276 (F7) Unknown 100 100 4991779 (F8) Unknown 100 100 2850534	86.7% Excellent	Read 514 Write 388 Mixed 414 98% 439 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 74.5 4K Mixed 29.9 119% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 31.1 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 18.4 50% 99.6 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 115%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 893GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 123 112 6833 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4939 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7910 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4288 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 899 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 142 142 176761 (C2) HDA temperature 107 95 40 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 32 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	55.4% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 97.3 Mixed 90.4 71% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.16 74% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 1x8GB 3,530 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.8% Poor	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 9.9 MC Mixed 8.7 28% 9.77 GB/s	SC Read 5.1 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 8.8 19% 6.63 GB/s	Latency 82.7 48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 42%

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Gaming 40%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A45)

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	45x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	42x
Core i5-6600Intel $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	41x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	61x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	30x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	17x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
SSD220 240GBTranscend $38Bench 71%, 12,548 samples	8x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	7x

RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	16x
Vengeance LED DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $33Bench 74%, 14,163 samples	8x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	8x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $212

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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