MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive46.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7972
MotherboardMSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)  (all builds)
Memory6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171205
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateMay 14 '19 at 02:47
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Memory 81.9
1-Core 86.6
2-Core 255
76% 141 Pts
4-Core 377
8-Core 392
51% 384 Pts
64-Core 393
24% 393 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2560 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 146
Reflection 149
Parallax 131
119% 142 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 137
Splatting 109
97% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 87 96 96 96 59 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
46.7% Average
Read 190
Write 319
Mixed 100
SusWrite 95.5
40% 176 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 95.6
4K Mixed 16.9
94% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 91.3
DQ Mixed 8.9
37% 84.3 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 86%
Seagate ST1000NM0011 99Y1164 59Y1812XIV 1TB
841GB free
Firmware: BB45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 143 142 145 137 145 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Read 134
Write 125
Mixed 70.8
SusWrite 142
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
125GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 111 110 110 109 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 113
Write 105
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 110
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63% Good
MC Read 22.6
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 18.6
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 20.1
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 77.2
52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 63%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) Builds (Compare 1,365 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $551
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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