MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	72.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	128% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B89
Motherboard	MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200421
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '20 at 19:06
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 82.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 276 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 862 84% 688 Pts	64-Core 1,084 67% 1,084 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.1% Very good	Lighting 88.7 Reflection 79.6 Parallax 80.9 72% 83.1 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 75.6 Splatting 72.3 72% 90.4 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC600256G 256GB 6,756 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: S4500105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 446 476 480 481 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 482 Mixed 435 SusWrite 467 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 62 207% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 261 217% 309 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 346GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 180 177 176 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 185 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 178 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 287GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 113 113 113 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 115 Write 110 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 113 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 35.1 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 26.3 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 34.1 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 110%

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

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Gaming 65%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

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 $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	323x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 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 $40Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $405

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16