MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	72.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B89
Motherboard	MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '22 at 12:58
Run Duration	108 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 112 2-Core 219 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 638 65% 526 Pts	64-Core 839 52% 839 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% PNY(196E 1345) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.3% Very good	Lighting 91.6 Reflection 88.6 Parallax 80.6 75% 86.9 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 77.8 Splatting 70.1 68% 85 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 76%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 165 166 177 174 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 173 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 170 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 44.2 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 35.2 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 31.6 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 111%

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

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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