MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	44.9% 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)
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 (62%). 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	6.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180627
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '20 at 00:52
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	62%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	69% Good	Memory 74.9 1-Core 111 2-Core 187 71% 124 Pts	4-Core 339 8-Core 658 59% 499 Pts	64-Core 669 41% 669 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% MSI(1462 3411) CLim: 1320 MHz, MLim: 1700 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.1 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Lighting 60 Reflection 35.3 Parallax 43.2 49% 46.2 fps	MRender 57.7 Gravity 53.4 Splatting 31.1 37% 47.4 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST1000LM014-1EJ1 250GB 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 41 28 40 40 40 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 3,160 Write 44 Mixed 64 SusWrite 37.8 592% 826 MB/s	4K Read 369 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 5.6 16,049% 126 MB/s

Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 817GB free Firmware: SM36 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 108 108 108 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 116 Write 101 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 109 72% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.9 362% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	43.6% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 14.1 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 12.5 SC Mixed 9.6 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 90.6 44% 90.6 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 78%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical B150M MORTAR (MS-7972) Builds (Compare 1,363 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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