MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.6% 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 Drive	237% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 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	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '20 at 17:49
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 83.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 269 90% 164 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 831 85% 685 Pts	64-Core 1,070 66% 1,070 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Lighting 72.4 Reflection 67 Parallax 88.3 59% 75.9 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 71.1 Splatting 55.2 52% 64.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 370GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 927 430 432 433 434 433 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,592 Write 1,624 Mixed 1244 SusWrite 515 279% 1,244 MB/s	4K Read 53.9 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 81.1 290% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,260 DQ Write 1,096 DQ Mixed 1003 800% 1,119 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 237%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 70GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 81 103 93 97 102 MB/s Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.4% Average	Read 255 Write 105 Mixed 131 SusWrite 102 33% 148 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 41.3 4K Mixed 18.9 79% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 41.4 DQ Write 44.1 DQ Mixed 38.2 30% 41.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 85%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 206GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 132 132 132 132 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 178 Write 153 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 132 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 384% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 112%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 607GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 97 99 99 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 109 Write 99.9 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 98.6 72% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 35.8 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.4 SC Write 24.5 SC Mixed 33.7 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 111%

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Typical B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89) Builds (Compare 5,198 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 65%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 62%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,682x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	427x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	376x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	323x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	274x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	236x

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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	222x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	176x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $404

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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