MSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics53.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive269% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B89
MotherboardMSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180716
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateOct 20 '18 at 01:12
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Memory 76.7
1-Core 124
2-Core 238
80% 146 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 700
66% 545 Pts
64-Core 977
60% 977 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
53.9% Above average
Lighting 66.3
Reflection 66.4
Parallax 58.3
54% 63.7 fps
MRender 76.2
Gravity 60.7
Splatting 61.8
54% 66.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$80
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1063 1091 1091 1084 1095 879 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
269% Outstanding
Read 2,103
Write 1,078
Mixed 1,021
SusWrite 1,051
292% 1,313 MB/s
4K Read 58.7
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 79.3
262% 90.8 MB/s
DQ Read 827
DQ Write 942
DQ Mixed 628
544% 799 MB/s
Poor: 104%
This bench: 269%
Great: 241%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
303GB free
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 272 318 293 277 326 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
39.9% Below average
Read 171
Write 97.5
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 300
37% 163 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 19.9
4K Mixed 11.1
47% 15.1 MB/s
DQ Read 14.3
DQ Write 15.4
DQ Mixed 14.5
11% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (48th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.5% Very good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 25.3
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 27.6
SC Mixed 23.6
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 86.9
46% 86.9 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89) Builds (Compare 968 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89) - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $702
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