MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.62% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive57.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7972
MotherboardMSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)  (all builds)
Memory7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 色彩
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 21 '18 at 18:09
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User TWN-User
Background CPU 55%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Memory 80.6
1-Core 111
2-Core 228
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 392
52% 388 Pts
64-Core 414
26% 414 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
MSI(1462 7972) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
4.62% Terrible
Lighting 6.4
Reflection 9.38
Parallax 6.41
5% 7.4 fps
MRender 8.57
Gravity 6
Splatting 0.04
4% 4.87 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.62%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 120GB-$75
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RG21
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 50 68 46 66 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
57.9% Above average
Read 314
Write 170
Mixed 148
SusWrite 58.3
38% 173 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 73.1
4K Mixed 34.2
116% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 120
92% 124 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 87%
Intel SSDSC2BW120H6 240GB
72GB free
Firmware: V8X01b10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 335 337 328 317 328 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 382
Write 330
Mixed 304
SusWrite 329
76% 336 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 80.9
4K Mixed 24.3
104% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 84.5
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 169
127% 164 MB/s
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95
85GB free
Firmware: 3.AAC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 74 75 74 74 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
44.8% Average
Read 82.3
Write 77.7
Mixed 41
SusWrite 73.8
50% 68.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT8G4DFD8213.C16FAR1 859B CT8G4DFD8213.C16FAR2 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.1% Very good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 23.6
74% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 17.7
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 79.4
50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) Builds (Compare 1,367 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $551
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