MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics62.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive87.1% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7972
MotherboardMSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180627
Uptime7.9 Days
Run DateApr 19 '19 at 15:16
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 88.2
1-Core 106
2-Core 201
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 418
52% 395 Pts
64-Core 400
25% 400 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 373B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2108 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.8% Good
Lighting 77.2
Reflection 82.3
Parallax 70.1
63% 76.5 fps
MRender 73.8
Gravity 75.9
Splatting 78.2
62% 76 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force GS 128GB-$150
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 145 175 184 178 186 MB/s
Performing below potential (96th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
87.1% Excellent
Read 285
Write 246
Mixed 242
SusWrite 177
53% 237 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 48.4
178% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 143
130% 198 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 86%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
64GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 88 83 69 64 80 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
76% Very good
Read 186
Write 218
Mixed 84
SusWrite 77.8
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.2
246% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 76%
Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
802GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 88 86 70 69 77 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
63.4% Good
Read 142
Write 140
Mixed 76
SusWrite 79.1
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14D4/4G KHX2133C14D4/4G 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.3% Above average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 15.8
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 16.3
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 75%

 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 1,363 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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