MSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.7% 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)
Boot Drive	171% 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	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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B89
Motherboard	MSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190617
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '19 at 19:36
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 87.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 295 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 963 94% 773 Pts	64-Core 1,352 84% 1,352 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.7% Above average	Lighting 69.7 Reflection 72.7 Parallax 64.2 57% 68.9 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 68.2 Splatting 70.4 57% 69 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 32 29 27 43 15 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 1,431 Write 879 Mixed 886 SusWrite 64.3 180% 815 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 73.9 269% 98.5 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 864 DQ Mixed 28.3 187% 412 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 242%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 25GB free Firmware: 583ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 76 76 74 70 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 223 Write 122 Mixed 151 SusWrite 75.9 32% 143 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 32 133% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 91 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 97 76% 104 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 73%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 510GB 1,017 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 355GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1045 603 587 588 587 607 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 862GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 144 144 145 145 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 149 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 145 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.3 250% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 109%
Samsung M3 Portable 1.5TB 360 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1TB free, PID 61b4 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 97 96 95 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 106 Write 61.5 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 96.8 102% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 42%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 15,750 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 3.7 4 4.1 3.8 3.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	5.68% Terrible	Read 22.5 Write 7.8 Mixed 15.5 SusWrite 4.8 15% 12.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 22% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.68% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 34.3 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.3 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 34.7 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 120%

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

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Gaming 70%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 64%

Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89) - $100

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	262x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	138x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	108x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	64x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	61x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	57x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	26x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	22x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	22x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	61x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	41x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	34x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $702

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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