MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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. 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.
Graphics62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive49.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7972
MotherboardMSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150908
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 08 '19 at 23:54
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-6100-$76
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 91.6
1-Core 117
2-Core 200
80% 136 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 304
42% 312 Pts
64-Core 312
19% 312 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 73%
Great: 68%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
MSI(1462 7972) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
4.67% Terrible
Lighting 6.43
Reflection 9.15
Parallax 5.87
5% 7.15 fps
MRender 9.43
Gravity 5.63
Splatting 0.04
4% 5.04 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.67%
Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.2% Good
Lighting 78.5
Reflection 76.6
Parallax 64.9
64% 73.3 fps
MRender 71.5
Gravity 70.2
Splatting 73
59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 77 87 89 80 88 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
49.1% Average
Read 146
Write 98.8
Mixed 170
SusWrite 84
28% 125 MB/s
4K Read 13.3
4K Write 78.8
4K Mixed 34
106% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 90.4
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 81.9
69% 98.5 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 73%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC54
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 173 173 172 172 171 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 115
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 172
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
741GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 196 195 194 197 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 127
Mixed 89.3
SusWrite 195
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 110%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x4GB-$48
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
72.6% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 21.8
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 27.7
SC Mixed 22.5
63% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 80%

 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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