MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	76.4% 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 Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B89
Motherboard	MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89) (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190830
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '19 at 02:36
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	3%

Watch Gameplay: 1660 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 78.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 296 93% 174 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 851 84% 688 Pts	64-Core 1,071 66% 1,071 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 3792) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Lighting 101 Reflection 89.5 Parallax 78.6 82% 89.6 fps	MRender 71.5 Gravity 84.5 Splatting 82.5 66% 79.5 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 843GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 86 80 132 135 141 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 105 Write 147 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 111 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 113%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 999GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 57 57 61 61 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 65 Write 65.7 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 59.8 45% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 191% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 62%
Hitachi HTS542516K9SA00 160GB-$298 2,804 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 97GB free Firmware: BBCOC31P SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	22% Poor	Read 36.7 Write 38.2 Mixed 24 SusWrite 39.7 26% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 113% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 30%
Hitachi HTS545016B9SA00 160GB 497 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 149GB free Firmware: PBBOC64G SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 63 64 64 64 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 63.2 Write 61.5 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 63.3 41% 55.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 115% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GB 32,519 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 16.6 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 16.7 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 52%

Take a copy of your results

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 MAX (MS-7B89) Builds (Compare 5,192 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 65%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 62%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,677x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	426x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	376x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	323x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	274x
RTX 3060Nvidia $275Bench 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	175x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $408

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	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) $35	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