MSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics93.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive79.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B89
MotherboardMSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89)  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200106
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJan 09 '21 at 17:24
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 78.2
1-Core 107
2-Core 211
74% 132 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 714
67% 556 Pts
64-Core 1,101
68% 1,101 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.2% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 128
Parallax 169
98% 139 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 120
Splatting 90.1
85% 105 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 133 143 142 123 125 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Read 484
Write 250
Mixed 268
SusWrite 144
64% 287 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 79.9
4K Mixed 34.1
128% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 201
167% 242 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 126%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
99GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 466 414 306 305 305 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 471
Mixed 446
SusWrite 375
100% 444 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 84.2
4K Mixed 49.3
164% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 368
278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 110%
Great: 129%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
18GB free
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,218
Write 1,212
Mixed 1,182
269% 1204 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 51.8
185% 66.3 MB/s
DQ Read 874
DQ Write 752
DQ Mixed 809
608% 812 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 347%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
MC Read 38.3
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 31.7
94% 33 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 25.5
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 84
48% 84 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 106%

 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $702
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