MSI MAG B550M MORTAR (MS-7C94)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	115% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C94
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550M MORTAR (MS-7C94) (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '23 at 04:01
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 5600X-$110 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 178 2-Core 348 112% 207 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 960 95% 778 Pts	64-Core 1,145 71% 1,145 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGS31-1000GS-2 1TB 11,576 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 770GB free (System drive) Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 475 467 463 457 467 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 422 Mixed 432 SusWrite 465 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 45.8 165% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 324 256% 355 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 115%
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP500GM30002 500GB 5,180 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 396GB free Firmware: STNSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2365 2394 2378 2379 2378 1227 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	365% Outstanding	Read 2162 Write 2403 Mixed 1,912 SusWrite 2,187 489% 2,166 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 82.7 288% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,318 DQ Write 1,206 DQ Mixed 1,333 980% 1,285 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 365% Great: 387%
Asmt ASM1153E 2TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 205 204 210 205 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 183 Mixed 94.1 SusWrite 206 121% 165 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 280% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%
WD My Passport 2627 5TB 4,990 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 110 111 110 109 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 68.4 Write 114 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 110 134% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 32,191 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 47.2 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 42.2 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 34.2 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 43.6 100% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%

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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 $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	711x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	338x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $170Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	267x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	208x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	186x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	172x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	76x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	73x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	50x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	87x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	67x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	48x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $739

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16