MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics97.4% 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 Drive37.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime5.5 Days
Run DateDec 29 '19 at 21:24
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 80.6
1-Core 146
2-Core 285
92% 170 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 804
78% 644 Pts
64-Core 963
60% 963 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3578 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 120
Parallax 113
103% 120 fps
MRender 141
Gravity 103
Splatting 85.1
87% 110 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 217 203 259 201 227 MB/s
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
37.1% Below average
Read 224
Write 95.5
Mixed 85.3
SusWrite 224
35% 157 MB/s
4K Read 14.3
4K Write 19.3
4K Mixed 10.9
46% 14.8 MB/s
DQ Read 12.3
DQ Write 15.4
DQ Mixed 51.6
28% 26.4 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 100%
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60
307GB free
Firmware: SVN105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1291 1587 1533 1551 1527 1451 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
330% Outstanding
Read 2,542
Write 1,518
Mixed 1,310
SusWrite 1,490
382% 1,715 MB/s
4K Read 63.2
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 86.8
289% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,073
DQ Write 1048
DQ Mixed 1,135
832% 1,085 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 330%
Great: 333%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
153GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 97 94 94 98 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 128
Write 75.7
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 94.8
60% 83.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.3
80% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 Adata 16GB
3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
84.8% Excellent
MC Read 33.3
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 34.4
87% 30.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.9
SC Write 22.4
SC Mixed 31.9
74% 25.7 GB/s
Latency 79.5
50% 79.5 ns
Poor: 85%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 88%

 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 5,205 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
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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: $406
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