MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics12.4% 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 Drive267% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7972
MotherboardMSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180627
Uptime3 Days
Run DateJul 14 '19 at 22:24
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 92.2
2-Core 183
69% 119 Pts
4-Core 311
8-Core 564
52% 438 Pts
64-Core 611
38% 611 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120
Asus(1043 8517) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
12.4% Very poor
Lighting 14.2
Reflection 15.1
Parallax 13.1
12% 14.1 fps
MRender 20.6
Gravity 16.6
Splatting 15.2
14% 17.5 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 12.4%
Great: 16%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GB
343GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906I
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1577 1561 1590 1078 524 522 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
267% Outstanding
Read 2,018
Write 1,612
Mixed 1,198
SusWrite 1142
334% 1,493 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 70.1
234% 83.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,020
DQ Write 940
DQ Mixed 582
546% 847 MB/s
Poor: 155%
This bench: 267%
Great: 318%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
69% Good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 21.6
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 20.4
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 76
53% 76 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 69%
Great: 85%

 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 1,363 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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