MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.18% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive131% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 19 '21 at 19:55
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$115
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Memory 81
1-Core 160
2-Core 318
99% 186 Pts
4-Core 600
8-Core 876
92% 738 Pts
64-Core 1,098
68% 1,098 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 240
Gigabyte(1458 22B0) 2GB
CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
6.18% Terrible
Lighting 7.8
Reflection 9.5
Parallax 10.5
6% 9.27 fps
MRender 6.9
Gravity 7.7
Splatting 6.9
6% 7.17 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.18%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139
796GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 477 477 486 487 484 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 485
Mixed 449
SusWrite 481
109% 483 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 61.8
208% 72.4 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 370
278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59
944GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 158 163 163 164 167 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Read 130
Write 139
Mixed 18.2
SusWrite 162
81% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.5
148% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.3% Excellent
MC Read 36.6
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 29.3
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 30.2
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 78.8
51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 65%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 62%
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Motherboard: MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $409
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