MSI MAG B550M MORTAR (MS-7C94)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	72.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	118% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C94
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550M MORTAR (MS-7C94) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200831
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '21 at 08:28
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 82.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 293 92% 172 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 833 88% 704 Pts	64-Core 1,066 66% 1,066 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 873A) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.6% Very good	Lighting 90.2 Reflection 89.8 Parallax 84.2 74% 88.1 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 80 Splatting 73.6 71% 88.6 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 454 465 384 218 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 459 Mixed 445 SusWrite 364 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 56 191% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 278 234% 338 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 905GB free Firmware: P2CR031 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1705 1714 1748 1746 1745 1750 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 1,105 Write 1,732 Mixed 1,265 SusWrite 1,735 332% 1,459 MB/s	4K Read 53.7 4K Write 199 4K Mixed 79.6 289% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 702 DQ Write 1,166 DQ Mixed 880 682% 916 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 299%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 276GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 70 84 96 80 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 91.6 Write 1.7 Mixed 54.8 SusWrite 81.4 43% 57.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.3 144% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 68%
2,021 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 2GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 8.2 8.4 8.3 8.3 7.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	6.22% Terrible	Read 22.6 Write 8 Mixed 2.7 SusWrite 8.1 11% 10.4 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.22% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 35 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 25.7 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 33.1 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 107%

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Typical MAG B550M MORTAR (MS-7C94) Builds (Compare 2,193 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 142%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG B550M MORTAR (MS-7C94)

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	708x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	336x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	266x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	206x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	185x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	172x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	76x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	73x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	49x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	86x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	67x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	48x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $691

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