MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	68.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B89
Motherboard	MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89) (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '21 at 01:38
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 71.9 1-Core 147 2-Core 283 89% 167 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 842 83% 678 Pts	64-Core 1,031 64% 1,031 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 21C4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.8% Good	Lighting 87.6 Reflection 82.2 Parallax 80.6 71% 83.5 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 70 Splatting 65.9 64% 79.9 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 169 178 169 176 178 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 463 Mixed 377 SusWrite 200 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 55.3 183% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 366 276% 369 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 78GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 86 87 92 86 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 477 Write 381 Mixed 371 SusWrite 105 74% 334 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 22.1 125% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 33.3 83% 168 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 71%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 77GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 55 94 83 56 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 376 Write 161 Mixed 266 SusWrite 95.5 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 21.4 115% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 138 138% 216 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 233GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 98 98 96 98 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 78.4 Write 83.2 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 96.9 63% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingmax GLAF62F-D8---------- CT4G4DFS824A.C8FBD2 CT4G4DFS824A.C8FBD2 CT4G4DFS824A.C8FBD2 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	68.8% Good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 27.8 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 27.1 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 97.1 41% 97.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 74%

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Typical B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89) Builds (Compare 5,191 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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,678x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	426x
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 $270Bench 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	176x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $400

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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