MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	15.8% 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	89.5% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '20 at 21:34
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 110 2-Core 216 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 414 56% 420 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B37) CLim: 1550 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.3 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	15.8% Very poor	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 63.9 Parallax 70.1 0% 44.7 fps	MRender 63.9 Gravity 55.6 Splatting 52.9 46% 57.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 53 53 52 52 50 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 465 Write 403 Mixed 374 SusWrite 89.3 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 48.7 171% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 230 186% 262 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 91%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 7GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 90 99 90 95 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 326 Write 98 Mixed 170 SusWrite 91.2 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 38.4 147% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 91.3 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 98.4 77% 104 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 75%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 620GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 167 168 168 167 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 164 Mixed 91.2 SusWrite 166 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 2x4GB 2,440 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 22 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 22.4 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 76%

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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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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 32%

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

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	404x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	146x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	142x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	236x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	112x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	94x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	75x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	45x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	42x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples	60x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	52x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	43x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $551

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 $184	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