MSI B150M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A45)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	43.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	43.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (86%). 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	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	May 31 '21 at 04:26
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	86%

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PC Performing way below expectations (16^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 below expectations (13^th percentile)	55% Above average	Memory 63 1-Core 49.9 2-Core 125 46% 79.3 Pts	4-Core 269 8-Core 286 37% 277 Pts	64-Core 274 17% 274 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3285) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 466.47 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.6% Average	Lighting 60.2 Reflection 58.9 Parallax 54.2 49% 57.8 fps	MRender 24.6 Gravity 35.6 Splatting 54.5 33% 38.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 197 248 151 86 79 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	43.5% Average	Read 239 Write 237 Mixed 217 SusWrite 159 48% 213 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 22 4K Mixed 7.9 32% 12.1 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 403 DQ Mixed 290 231% 318 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 157%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 368GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 129 188 205 228 199 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.8% Average	Read 192 Write 219 Mixed 238 SusWrite 179 47% 207 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 13.1 4K Mixed 11.7 38% 11.9 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 303 232% 316 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 598GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 129 188 205 227 198 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 306 Write 323 Mixed 217 SusWrite 179 58% 256 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 11.1 4K Mixed 5.5 20% 7.17 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 293 218% 287 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 296GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 110 152 159 168 149 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 153 Write 144 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 140 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 107%
Amd-raid WDC WDS480G2G0A- 480GB 1,938 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 178GB free Firmware: UG510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 81 3.4 30 25 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 187 Write 176 Mixed 142 SusWrite 48.7 103% 138 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 4.9 807% 4.73 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 179%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	43.9% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 16.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 13.7 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 119 34% 119 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 88%

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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 $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) $35	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