MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics13.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive339% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B89
MotherboardMSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 08 '19 at 21:23
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Memory 80.5
1-Core 149
2-Core 298
94% 176 Pts
4-Core 571
8-Core 886
90% 729 Pts
64-Core 1,082
67% 1,082 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6850
Sapphire(174B E174) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
13.3% Very poor
Lighting 17.4
Reflection 13.6
Parallax 14.6
14% 15.2 fps
MRender 11.5
Gravity 11.6
Splatting 17.4
12% 13.5 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.3%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
410GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1764 1812 1474 835 510 515 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
339% Outstanding
Read 2,758
Write 1,837
Mixed 219
SusWrite 1,152
329% 1,491 MB/s
4K Read 70.1
4K Write 193
4K Mixed 96.5
332% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,327
DQ Write 1,190
DQ Mixed 561
612% 1,026 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 339%
Great: 311%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
94GB free
Firmware: M0CR070
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 334 254 142 152 149 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
93% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 477
Mixed 404
SusWrite 248
90% 401 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 41.5
155% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 301
213% 264 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 93%
Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
109GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 85 86 91 89 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
58.9% Above average
Read 117
Write 117
Mixed 63.9
SusWrite 87.6
71% 96.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
198% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.9% Very good
MC Read 32
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 30.6
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 30.8
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 79.7
50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 96%

 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 5,191 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $400
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HDDRAMUSB
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