MSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	41.1% 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	86.6% 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B89
Motherboard	MSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '20 at 02:39
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing as expected (41^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 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Memory 75.7 1-Core 89 2-Core 178 66% 114 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 660 60% 506 Pts	64-Core 888 55% 888 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 04A8) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.1 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.1% Average	Lighting 49.2 Reflection 63.7 Parallax 58.5 40% 57.1 fps	MRender 65.1 Gravity 40.6 Splatting 52.6 43% 52.8 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNJ128G8NY 128GB 7,789 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: JYTA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 334 212 144 62 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 497 Write 436 Mixed 420 SusWrite 206 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 40.8 137% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 274 201% 261 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 94%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 124GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 457 452 446 394 399 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 463 Mixed 432 SusWrite 428 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 48.8 162% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 366 DQ Mixed 297 245% 350 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 125%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 329GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 78 80 81 81 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 80 Write 77.2 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 79.2 57% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 59%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 7GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 12 12 12 11 11 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Read 26.5 Write 13.2 Mixed 14 SusWrite 10.9 20% 16.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.7 112% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 17%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 32GB 6,329 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 3GB free, PID 1665 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 2.9 2.9 3.9 4.5 5.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	3.5% Terrible	Read 16.8 Write 0.5 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 3.9 6% 6.42 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 3% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.5% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	38.4% Below average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 12.3 36% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 13 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 89 45% 89 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 104%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 64%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	262x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 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	60x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	41x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	34x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $673

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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