MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	26.9% 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 Drive	204% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B89
Motherboard	MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89) (all builds)
Memory	20.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230427
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 27 '23 at 19:36
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	BGD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 5600X-$151 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 86.6 1-Core 166 2-Core 315 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 897 91% 735 Pts	64-Core 1,044 65% 1,044 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 531.79 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.9% Poor	Lighting 34.5 Reflection 46.6 Parallax 34.5 28% 38.5 fps	MRender 30.9 Gravity 31.7 Splatting 27.7 24% 30.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$66 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 303GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1065 1103 1011 179 164 177 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1,106 Write 1,100 Mixed 1,075 SusWrite 616 219% 974 MB/s	4K Read 53.5 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 72.5 243% 85.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1142 DQ Write 950 DQ Mixed 1,046 783% 1,046 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 295%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 189GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 303 302 302 301 303 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 453 Mixed 412 SusWrite 320 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 57.3 192% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 367 277% 371 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
Transcend TS1TMTE110S 1TB 969 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 132GB free Firmware: S0905C3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1200 271 283 281 289 277 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,482 Write 1,282 Mixed 916 SusWrite 434 229% 1,028 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 25 155% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 848 DQ Mixed 422 371% 537 MB/s
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 242%
Seagate Enterprise Capacity 8TB 824 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 1TB free Firmware: SN05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 119 117 118 120 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 117 Write 120 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 118 72% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 2,613 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 37.6 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 30.4 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 37.6 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 117%

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Gaming 65%

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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	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	427x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	377x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	323x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	275x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	95x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	222x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	176x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $411

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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