MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	174% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B89
Motherboard	MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210517
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '21 at 09:16
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 77.5 1-Core 111 2-Core 217 76% 135 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 765 76% 622 Pts	64-Core 1,038 64% 1,038 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB 10,769 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFMB0.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 931 535 211 213 208 215 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 1147 Write 1014 Mixed 1,030 SusWrite 386 200% 894 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 60 225% 84.9 MB/s	DQ Read 693 DQ Write 927 DQ Mixed 726 572% 782 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 226%
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 71GB free Firmware: UE510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 117 70 67 67 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 437 Write 275 Mixed 257 SusWrite 110 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 39.8 4K Mixed 17.9 76% 26.3 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 91.9 DQ Mixed 42.1 48% 83.7 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 53%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 128GB 171 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 119GB free Firmware: 0203 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 37 38 38 38 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	18% Very poor	Read 41.9 Write 37.9 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 37.8 9% 39.3 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 13.6 4K Mixed 12.6 43% 13 MB/s	DQ Read 13.2 DQ Write 16.9 DQ Mixed 14.5 11% 14.9 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 73%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 258GB free Firmware: GG2OAE30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 92 91 94 91 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 96 Write 83.1 Mixed 36.3 SusWrite 91.6 56% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 58%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 464GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 117 119 119 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 112 Write 115 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 118 71% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.2% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 28.7 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 26.4 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 85.3 47% 85.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 42: 5R 4G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
42%	27%	52	308	230	60	0"	2048 1152

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 62%

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Motherboard: MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,682x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	427x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	376x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	323x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	274x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	95x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	222x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	176x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $404

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