MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	108% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B89
Motherboard	MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '20 at 04:59
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 72.6 1-Core 147 2-Core 287 90% 169 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 823 82% 670 Pts	64-Core 973 60% 973 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 193 188 177 177 176 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 446 Mixed 379 SusWrite 212 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 56.3 189% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 365 276% 371 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 78GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 83 96 86 94 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 365 Write 263 Mixed 297 SusWrite 98.1 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 23.8 107% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 33.2 62% 125 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 71%
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 77GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 55 131 56 54 48 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 399 Write 316 Mixed 268 SusWrite 94.8 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 21.9 116% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 140 137% 212 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 236GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 89 89 88 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 98.1 Write 95.3 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 87.7 63% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingmax GLAF62F-D8---------- CT4G4DFS824A.C8FBD2 CT4G4DFS824A.C8FBD2 CT4G4DFS824A.C8FBD2 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	63.7% Good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 25.8 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 24.4 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 95.4 42% 95.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 74%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 62%

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Motherboard: MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,686x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	427x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	377x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	323x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	275x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	236x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	100x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	99x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	96x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	325x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	223x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	176x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $409

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16