MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics149% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive86.6% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (35%). 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)
Memory6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210201
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '21 at 15:02
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 35%
Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 77
1-Core 130
2-Core 250
83% 152 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 739
71% 588 Pts
64-Core 1,041
64% 1,041 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Asus(1043 87BC) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
149% Outstanding
Lighting 219
Reflection 204
Parallax 196
178% 206 fps
MRender 190
Gravity 155
Splatting 135
128% 160 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 149%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 383 378 412 406 379 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Read 480
Write 414
Mixed 408
SusWrite 389
95% 423 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 32.7
4K Mixed 36.1
115% 34.2 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 82
DQ Mixed 149
116% 165 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 123%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
525GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 40 39 40 37 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
32.6% Below average
Read 74.7
Write 32.5
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 39.2
34% 45.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.2
38% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
914GB free
Firmware: CC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 122 125 160 163 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
73.4% Very good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 24.9
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 22.7
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 86.4
46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 94%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $404
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