MSI B250M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	32.1% 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	80.6% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A69
Motherboard	MSI B250M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69) (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170207
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '18 at 03:56
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 129 2-Core 256 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 683 75% 593 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	32.1% Below average	Lighting 40.2 Reflection 32 Parallax 38.2 33% 36.8 fps	MRender 37.9 Gravity 39.3 Splatting 36.4 31% 37.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 64 57 54 52 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 486 Write 352 Mixed 95.8 SusWrite 87.2 56% 255 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 40.8 153% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 92.3 DQ Mixed 110 104% 167 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 82%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 47GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 94 85 84 105 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 81 Write 84.8 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 99.2 60% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 84%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 60 Write 54.3 Mixed 47.2 40% 53.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 24% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 9GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 110 Write 109 Mixed 73 72% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% Great: 69%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 29GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 68 68 74 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 107 Write 90 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 70.7 62% 84.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSCK.8FBD 1x8GB 1,491 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	40.7% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 10.7 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 13.3 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 47%

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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 $31Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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