MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	18.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83.3% 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.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B89
Motherboard	MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '22 at 17:42
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (46^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-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 67.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 269 84% 158 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 773 78% 633 Pts	64-Core 1,008 62% 1,008 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 5870 10,176 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Sapphire(174B E140) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Lighting 27.2 Reflection 21.2 Parallax 25.5 22% 24.6 fps	MRender 14.2 Gravity 21.8 Splatting 11.4 12% 15.8 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 20%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 151 155 155 154 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 438 Write 152 Mixed 177 SusWrite 152 50% 230 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 34.6 150% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 176 149% 225 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 115%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 216GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 302 301 300 301 302 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 443 Mixed 400 SusWrite 316 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 60.4 208% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 274 233% 341 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 93GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 10 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	8.12% Terrible	Read 17.9 Write 5.2 Mixed 9.9 SusWrite 10.4 8% 10.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 24% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 8.12% Great: 66%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 183 188 189 187 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 188 Mixed 112 SusWrite 185 126% 172 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.3 252% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$65 6,723 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.9% Good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 26.1 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 23.3 58% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 107 38% 107 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 105%

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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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,677x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	426x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	376x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	323x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	274x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	235x

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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	323x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	221x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	175x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $405

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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