MSI B250M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A69
Motherboard	MSI B250M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69) (all builds)
Memory	1.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170207
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '18 at 03:12
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	60%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4600-$27 16,729 User benchmarks, average bench 63% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 103 2-Core 177 71% 121 Pts	4-Core 306 8-Core 301 41% 303 Pts	64-Core 309 19% 309 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 72%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Covecube Virtual Disk 2TB 243 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,354 Write 3925 Mixed 4,156 994% 4,478 MB/s	4K Read 262 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 210 765% 220 MB/s	DQ Read 905 DQ Write 706 DQ Mixed 779 590% 797 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 115%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4097 Write 3,310 Mixed 3,044 774% 3,484 MB/s	4K Read 309 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 269 934% 268 MB/s	DQ Read 1312 DQ Write 1,227 DQ Mixed 1,279 957% 1,272 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$231 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 902GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 116 112 115 118 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 100 Write 100 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 115 70% 95.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1 298% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 110%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$231 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 52GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 106 119 115 117 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 150 Write 165 Mixed 92.7 SusWrite 115 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.1 290% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 110%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 55GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 83 81 65 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 156 Write 146 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 78.2 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 100%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1TB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 115 117 118 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 142 Write 143 Mixed 68 SusWrite 114 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 96%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 127 132 133 134 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 135 Write 118 Mixed 67 SusWrite 131 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2666 C16 1x8GB-$85 1,416 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.2% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 13.7 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 12.2 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 54%

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

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Typical B250M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69) Builds (Compare 336 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	80x
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	47x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	40x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	53x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	42x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	23x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	9x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	9x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples	7x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $234

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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