MSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	160% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B89
Motherboard	MSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '19 at 10:29
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$190 91,203 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	1-Core 129 2-Core 258 91% 194 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 826 85% 667 Pts	64-Core 1,043 70% 1,043 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$410 43,677 User benchmarks, average bench 105% XFX(1682 5701) ≥ 4GB; XFX RX 5700 Xt Thicc II Ultra Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.10.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 440 Reflection 299 Parallax 865 115% 535 fps	MRender 239 Gravity 422 Splatting 362 112% 341 fps
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 111%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$55 30,426 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 109 58 58 58 45 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 1,378 Write 919 Mixed 877 SusWrite 116 182% 823 MB/s	4K Read 59.3 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 75.5 269% 97 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 83.1 129% 244 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 212%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$96 64,090 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 104GB free Firmware: 02.00A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 53 52 53 53 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 58 Write 58.8 Mixed 44.4 SusWrite 52.9 40% 53.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 57%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$90 4,174 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 191 192 193 192 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 185 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 192 119% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$59 252,011 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 43GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 179 177 178 179 179 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 133 Write 78.8 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 178 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$80 158,485 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 36.7 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 34.8 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 109%

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

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 61%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $115Bench 76%, 266,289 samples	2,087x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $145Bench 79%, 131,163 samples	747x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $190Bench 88%, 91,203 samples	607x

GPU
RX 580AMD $170Bench 57%, 314,174 samples	717x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $280Bench 57%, 752,541 samples	391x
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 677,712 samples	381x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $60Bench 106%, 224,064 samples	256x
BX500 240GBCrucial $32Bench 62%, 21,225 samples	242x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $80Bench 270%, 134,973 samples	215x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $58Bench 84%, 268,353 samples	399x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $53Bench 85%, 54,310 samples	367x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 87%, 158,485 samples	283x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $503

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $145	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $244	Crucial MX500 250GB $44
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $150
Intel Core i7-9700K $360	Nvidia RTX 2060 $324	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $230

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24