MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics75.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive221% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B89
MotherboardMSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190830
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateNov 14 '19 at 10:50
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 79.2
1-Core 142
2-Core 284
91% 169 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 781
82% 658 Pts
64-Core 1,035
64% 1,035 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Nvidia(10DE 12E1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.7% Very good
Lighting 96.5
Reflection 90
Parallax 82.9
79% 89.8 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 85.2
Splatting 73.4
70% 87.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60
435GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 767 919 940 949 947 948 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
221% Outstanding
Read 1,384
Write 944
Mixed 885
SusWrite 911
231% 1,031 MB/s
4K Read 58.7
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 76.8
272% 98.3 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 853
DQ Mixed 222
276% 470 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 221%
Great: 209%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
884GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 189 188 194 190 191 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 188
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 190
120% 165 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 112%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76% Very good
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 30.2
78% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.4
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 28.5
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 82.1
49% 82.1 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 76%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89) Builds (Compare 5,190 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $405
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