MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	126% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	54.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B89
Motherboard	MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201210
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '21 at 11:25
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	53%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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 below expectations (37^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 76.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 264 88% 161 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 738 73% 599 Pts	64-Core 972 60% 972 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3751) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 176 Parallax 168 141% 172 fps	MRender 170 Gravity 141 Splatting 126 117% 146 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 101 109 122 112 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 309 Write 144 Mixed 194 SusWrite 113 42% 190 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 53.1 4K Mixed 23.3 95% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 136 105% 144 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 88%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 554GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1326 788 804 762 767 802 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,333 Write 1608 Mixed 1,153 SusWrite 875 280% 1,242 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 53.7 177% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,239 DQ Write 1,079 DQ Mixed 1181 879% 1,166 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 276%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 11GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 97 169 163 152 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 176 Write 165 Mixed 100 SusWrite 137 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R021D408GX2-3200C16D 2x8GB 274 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 33.4 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 26.5 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 86.9 46% 86.9 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 110%

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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: 4R 5G 7B (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%	29%	56	173	130	165	27"	2560 1440	DEL41D9 DELL S2721DGF

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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	1,678x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	426x
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 $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	176x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $399

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