MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


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 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31.6% 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	68.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161213
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '20 at 20:06
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

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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 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 above expectations (96^th percentile)	73% Very good	Memory 81.3 1-Core 103 2-Core 204 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 337 49% 360 Pts	64-Core 395 24% 395 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.3 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.6% Below average	Lighting 32.6 Reflection 42.5 Parallax 68.5 27% 47.9 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 63.3 Splatting 31 42% 53.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 149 149 145 149 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 454 Write 455 Mixed 356 SusWrite 146 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 22.1 120% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 119 95% 133 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 478GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 156 156 157 156 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 153 Mixed 96.5 SusWrite 156 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 109%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 1TB 3,837 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 299GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	23.7% Poor	Read 40.8 Write 41.5 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 41.2 30% 40 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65 38,251 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.1% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 20.4 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 19 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 122%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	404x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	146x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	142x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	236x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	112x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	94x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	75x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	45x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	42x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples	60x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	52x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	43x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $551

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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