MSI B250M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive70.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 ARCTIC (MS-7A69)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 21 '17 at 18:26
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 119
2-Core 234
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 462
62% 463 Pts
64-Core 456
28% 456 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Lighting 115
Reflection 115
Parallax 108
94% 113 fps
MRender 95.6
Gravity 101
Splatting 96.9
80% 97.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 485
Write 257
Mixed 264
74% 335 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 52.4
4K Mixed 10.9
88% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 27.7
75% 163 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 88%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Read 143
Write 148
Mixed 140
108% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.18
4K Mixed 0.27
108% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
87.1% Excellent
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 33.7
MC Mixed 28.1
88% 31 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 26.3
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69) Builds (Compare 336 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $234
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