MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics72% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe 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.
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.
High background CPU (26%). 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)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210201
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 09 '22 at 13:02
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 26%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 80.5
1-Core 111
2-Core 222
77% 138 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 578
60% 484 Pts
64-Core 815
50% 815 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
PNY(196E 1345) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3601 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 527.56
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72% Very good
Lighting 91
Reflection 87.7
Parallax 81
74% 86.6 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 76.5
Splatting 69.5
68% 85.3 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72%
Great: 76%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 90 101 150 157 169 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Read 162
Write 164
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 134
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 43.4
MC Write 35.5
MC Mixed 34.7
108% 37.9 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 37.8
SC Mixed 31.3
90% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 79.7
50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 104%
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 5,196 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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