MSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics34.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7972
MotherboardMSI B150M MORTAR (MS-7972)  (all builds)
Memory2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150908
Uptime15.2 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '18 at 08:37
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 57%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 85.4
1-Core 102
2-Core 192
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 374
49% 371 Pts
64-Core 358
22% 358 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120
CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
34.4% Below average
Lighting 44.3
Reflection 44.8
Parallax 56.5
36% 48.5 fps
MRender 44.5
Gravity 40.2
Splatting 31.9
31% 38.9 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 40%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD6400AACS-00G8B1 640GB
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.04C05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
35.9% Below average
Read 63.7
Write 61.1
Mixed 57.6
46% 60.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.84
4K Mixed 0.26
82% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 49%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 32GB
29GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
13.7% Very poor
Read 42
Write 13.8
Mixed 21.2
28% 25.7 MB/s
4K Read 7.36
4K Write 0.93
4K Mixed 0.67
82% 2.99 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 13.7%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot PSD44G213381 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.6% Good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 20
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 17
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 90%

 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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