MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics92.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive68.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (21%). 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)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 26 '20 at 14:22
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 21%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 82.2
1-Core 122
2-Core 236
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 726
71% 581 Pts
64-Core 989
61% 989 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1662 MHz, MLim: 920 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Lighting 113
Reflection 88.5
Parallax 174
92% 125 fps
MRender 86.8
Gravity 117
Splatting 126
92% 110 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB-$209
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LSTi
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 138 147 140 138 139 MB/s
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
68.1% Good
Read 266
Write 184
Mixed 222
SusWrite 142
46% 204 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 70.8
4K Mixed 35.7
128% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 264
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 127
116% 179 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
413GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 130 130 132 128 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 170
Mixed 87
SusWrite 130
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 114%
VendorCo ProductCode 32GB
30GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 18 23 20 18 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
13.2% Very poor
Read 35.1
Write 2.2
Mixed 8.5
SusWrite 19.4
18% 16.3 MB/s
4K Read 4.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
68% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 13.2%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 40.9
MC Write 35.7
MC Mixed 33.6
105% 36.7 GB/s
SC Read 27.4
SC Write 36.6
SC Mixed 30
90% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 76.5
52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%

 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 5,213 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $409
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