MSI B150M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A45)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics31.1% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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-7A45
MotherboardMSI B150M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A45)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161109
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateAug 12 '18 at 18:08
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 131
2-Core 247
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 471
8-Core 699
73% 585 Pts
64-Core 708
44% 708 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362
MSI(1462 2843) 2GB
CLim: 1406 MHz, MLim: 1552 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
31.1% Below average
Lighting 37.8
Reflection 36.4
Parallax 46.3
31% 40.2 fps
MRender 42.3
Gravity 44.3
Splatting 31.7
32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 23%
This bench: 31.1%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 96 104 101 106 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
25.9% Poor
Read 18.6
Write 10.8
Mixed 10.3
SusWrite 71.8
20% 27.9 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
13% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 25.9%
Great: 103%
Hitachi HTS542580K9SA00 80GB-$55
10GB free
Firmware: BBBZC3HP
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 26 23 24 25 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
14.3% Very poor
Read 24.6
Write 23.1
Mixed 15.6
SusWrite 25
16% 22.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 14.3%
Great: 25%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.9% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 23.9
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 24.3
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B150M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A45) Builds (Compare 253 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A45)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $212
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