MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics70.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive253% 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 MAX (MS-7B89)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 12 '20 at 17:52
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 83.8
1-Core 109
2-Core 201
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 677
68% 552 Pts
64-Core 859
53% 859 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
PNY(196E 1348) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.74
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70.5% Very good
Lighting 88.6
Reflection 82
Parallax 83.8
72% 84.8 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 71.4
Splatting 70.2
67% 84.1 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB
381GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1557 1607 1574 1350 1211 528 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
253% Outstanding
Read 1,599
Write 1,672
Mixed 1,185
SusWrite 1,304
324% 1,440 MB/s
4K Read 53.6
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 74.7
242% 83.7 MB/s
DQ Read 748
DQ Write 784
DQ Mixed 357
381% 630 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 253%
Great: 277%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
929GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 199 196 199 199 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 96.2
Mixed 80.1
SusWrite 198
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 112%
Great: 113%
SanDisk Cruzer Edge 64GB
27GB free, PID 556b
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 9.6 9.5 8.9 9.1 9.2 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
12.2% Very poor
Read 24.4
Write 8.2
Mixed 5.7
SusWrite 9.3
13% 11.9 MB/s
4K Read 4.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 2.4
161% 3 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 12.2%
Great: 14%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown R009D408GX2-3200C16A 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 42.8
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 36.1
113% 39.5 GB/s
SC Read 27.2
SC Write 40.9
SC Mixed 32.6
96% 33.6 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 109%
Great: 111%

 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 5,198 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: $399
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