MSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	63.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	113% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B89
Motherboard	MSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180716
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '18 at 15:43
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 82.5 1-Core 128 2-Core 253 85% 155 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 780 79% 638 Pts	64-Core 998 62% 998 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Lighting 80.6 Reflection 83.7 Parallax 73.8 66% 79.4 fps	MRender 78.7 Gravity 73.6 Splatting 66.5 59% 72.9 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$45 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 428 443 454 408 372 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 451 Mixed 429 SusWrite 408 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 51.4 170% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 295 237% 334 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 575GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 151 153 154 154 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 158 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 154 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.3 250% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (88^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	96.3% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 32.3 100% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 26.4 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 76.1 53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 101%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89) Builds (Compare 969 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 70%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 64%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	263x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	138x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	108x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	64x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	62x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	57x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	26x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	22x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	22x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	61x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	41x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	34x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $691

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16