MSI B250M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A69
MotherboardMSI B250M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170406
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 04 '17 at 16:01
Run Duration93 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 118
2-Core 233
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 462
59% 444 Pts
64-Core 465
29% 465 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
EVGA(3842 6573) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.89
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 122
Parallax 101
89% 111 fps
MRender 97.9
Gravity 98
Splatting 100
81% 98.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
71.4% Very good
Read 125
Write 124
Mixed 101
87% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.16
4K Mixed 0.75
131% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
46.9% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 14.1
45% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 15.2
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69) Builds (Compare 335 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $234
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