MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 65.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.4% 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	The 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160517
Uptime	6.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '20 at 04:37
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Memory 68.5 1-Core 108 2-Core 213 72% 130 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 378 48% 367 Pts	64-Core 390 24% 390 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6162) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.4% Above average	Lighting 61.3 Reflection 63.5 Parallax 54.1 50% 59.7 fps	MRender 66 Gravity 59.1 Splatting 62.4 51% 62.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 123 90 120 120 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	76% Very good	Read 148 Write 152 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 116 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 525GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 67 69 69 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 167 Write 83 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 68.5 73% 98.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$41 16,658 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	33.9% Below average	MC Read 12.3 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 10.8 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 10.2 SC Mixed 8.4 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 79%

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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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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