MSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics70.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive113% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B89
MotherboardMSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180716
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateDec 13 '18 at 11:58
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 81.6
1-Core 127
2-Core 256
85% 155 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 768
77% 625 Pts
64-Core 1,008
62% 1,008 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1620 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Lighting 88.8
Reflection 94
Parallax 90.1
72% 90.9 fps
MRender 87
Gravity 82.4
Splatting 75.2
66% 81.5 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$48
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 420 444 452 428 391 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 444
Mixed 428
SusWrite 420
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 93
4K Mixed 50.8
163% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 296
243% 347 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 113%
Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
565GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 154 154 154 154 156 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Read 159
Write 149
Mixed 106
SusWrite 154
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (90th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
97.7% Outstanding
MC Read 40
MC Write 34.2
MC Mixed 32.1
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 24.1
SC Write 36.7
SC Mixed 27.2
84% 29.3 GB/s
Latency 77.7
52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89) Builds (Compare 966 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89) - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $673
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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