MSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics58% 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 Drive111% 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180716
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateNov 30 '19 at 03:57
Run Duration314 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 87.8
1-Core 124
2-Core 246
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 760
77% 625 Pts
64-Core 1,258
78% 1,258 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
58% Above average
Lighting 73.5
Reflection 53.2
Parallax 103
60% 76.4 fps
MRender 54
Gravity 74.3
Splatting 68.9
54% 65.7 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 58%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 293 200 200 197 193 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 446
Mixed 352
SusWrite 255
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 57
190% 67.2 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 368
277% 370 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 111%
Great: 134%
Sandisk SD8SBAT1 128GB
72GB free
Firmware: 1000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 171 172 172 172 169 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
64% Good
Read 461
Write 172
Mixed 181
SusWrite 171
54% 246 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 74.1
4K Mixed 13.2
93% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 157
DQ Mixed 77.4
88% 151 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 64%
Great: 64%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
124GB free
Firmware: 00RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 273 262 282 278 280 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
71% Very good
Read 446
Write 284
Mixed 187
SusWrite 275
66% 298 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 71.8
4K Mixed 14.9
95% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 209
DQ Write 183
DQ Mixed 83.8
94% 159 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 71%
Great: 86%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
149GB free
Firmware: 5L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 508 319 319 319 318 318 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
215% Outstanding
Read 1,852
Write 1278
Mixed 1,077
SusWrite 350
253% 1,139 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 71.9
241% 84.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,047
DQ Write 943
DQ Mixed 920
711% 970 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 215%
Great: 236%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 750GB-$125
663GB free
Firmware: JA2OA560
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 102 102 102 101 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 100
Write 97.7
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 101
61% 84.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 212 213 215 213 215 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 218
Write 178
Mixed 87.2
SusWrite 212
127% 174 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 123%
Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 0A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 191 193 192 193 193 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 193
Mixed 110
SusWrite 192
126% 172 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 111%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
795GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 152 154 154 154 154 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Read 154
Write 97.7
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 152
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 112%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145
3.5TB free
Firmware: SC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 156 155 156 157 156 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 146
Write 154
Mixed 76
SusWrite 155
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 100%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 16GB
15GB free, PID 5571
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 3.4 5.3 6 6 6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
6.24% Terrible
Read 22
Write 13
Mixed 7
SusWrite 4.8
14% 11.7 MB/s
4K Read 3.3
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 1.7
84% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.24%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
MC Read 40.9
MC Write 32.1
MC Mixed 32.6
101% 35.2 GB/s
SC Read 24.2
SC Write 34.7
SC Mixed 27
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 111%

 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: 73% - Very good Total price: $673
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HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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