MSI B150M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A45)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	43.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83.6% 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.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A45
Motherboard	MSI B150M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A45) (all builds)
Memory	1.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '21 at 07:59
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 (100^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 89.4 1-Core 105 2-Core 212 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 399 54% 403 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% EVGA(3842 0782) 3GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.4% Average	Lighting 51 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 64 42% 56.7 fps	MRender 65.7 Gravity 60.4 Splatting 49.4 47% 58.5 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Chronos 240GB-$99 690 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: BBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 212 198 193 194 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 336 Write 247 Mixed 258 SusWrite 199 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 41.3 154% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 205 163% 228 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 91%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$139 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 302GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 415 420 425 427 427 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 424 Mixed 389 SusWrite 404 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 62.7 210% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 324 246% 333 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 158GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 104 104 104 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 154 Write 140 Mixed 92.5 SusWrite 103 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 230% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2013) 72,354 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 433GB free Firmware: 1A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 104 105 105 105 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 104 Write 99.8 Mixed 66 SusWrite 104 69% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 1x4GB 3,030 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 10.8 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 10.9 SC Mixed 10.8 30% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 42%

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Gaming 40%

Speed boat

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	45x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	42x
Core i5-6600Intel $133Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	41x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	61x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	30x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	17x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
SSD220 240GBTranscend $35Bench 71%, 12,548 samples	8x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	7x

RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	16x
Vengeance LED DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $33Bench 74%, 14,163 samples	8x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	8x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $212

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