MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics73.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive280% 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 (12%). 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)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 01 '20 at 14:01
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 84.2
1-Core 154
2-Core 285
95% 174 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 702
72% 584 Pts
64-Core 729
45% 729 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.2% Very good
Lighting 90.5
Reflection 85
Parallax 78.7
74% 84.7 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 76.9
Splatting 76
72% 90.3 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 861 512 514 514 514 514 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
280% Outstanding
Read 2,651
Write 1,176
Mixed 244
SusWrite 572
253% 1,161 MB/s
4K Read 62.9
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 88.8
310% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 729
DQ Write 1,204
DQ Mixed 481
501% 805 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 280%
Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
308GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 186 183 187 187 188 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Read 133
Write 138
Mixed 80.6
SusWrite 186
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 42
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 38.8
103% 35.9 GB/s
SC Read 28.9
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 38.9
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 100%
Great: 120%

 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 5,191 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $400
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