MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.78% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A69
MotherboardMSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateApr 07 '19 at 14:07
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 87.2
1-Core 113
2-Core 232
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 431
59% 437 Pts
64-Core 435
27% 435 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A69) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
6.78% Terrible
Lighting 7.57
Reflection 10.1
Parallax 7.12
6% 8.26 fps
MRender 8
Gravity 6.87
Splatting 13
8% 9.29 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.78%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$49
53GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 424 442 399 450 453 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 479
Write 450
Mixed 440
SusWrite 431
102% 450 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 55.5
196% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 289
235% 334 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 122%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 80 105 80 85 88 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Read 112
Write 108
Mixed 64.5
SusWrite 87.9
68% 93.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFD824A.C16FDD2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.2% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 16
MC Mixed 13.1
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 15.2
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69) Builds (Compare 1,851 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $305
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HDDRAMUSB
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