MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics28.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B89
MotherboardMSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)  (all builds)
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateDec 05 '21 at 20:10
Run Duration245 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
58.6% Above average
Memory 74.1
1-Core 71.1
2-Core 135
56% 93.5 Pts
4-Core 232
8-Core 587
46% 410 Pts
64-Core 1,073
66% 1,073 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Gigabyte(1458 3764) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.13
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28.6% Poor
Lighting 35.9
Reflection 40.5
Parallax 38.2
29% 38.2 fps
MRender 37.4
Gravity 38.4
Splatting 27.4
28% 34.4 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 28.6%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P2CR031 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,091
Write 1,056
Mixed 974
232% 1,040 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 62
210% 73.6 MB/s
DQ Read 392
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 236
199% 294 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 253%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75
790GB free
Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1246 1255 1257 1259 1259 1259 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
211% Outstanding
Read 1,003
Write 1,240
Mixed 1,074
SusWrite 1,256
259% 1,143 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 64.2
216% 76.6 MB/s
DQ Read 711
DQ Write 489
DQ Mixed 651
472% 617 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 211%
Great: 299%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
516GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 105 104 105 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 98.7
Write 92.6
Mixed 65.9
SusWrite 104
66% 90.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 62%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 123GB
115GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 23 23 23 21 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
17.4% Very poor
Read 36
Write 22.1
Mixed 25.4
SusWrite 22.4
34% 26.5 MB/s
4K Read 6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.5
138% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 17.4%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
MC Read 35.3
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 35
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 25.2
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 30.9
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 92.2
43% 92.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 111%

 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%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
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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