MSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics50.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive29.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B89
MotherboardMSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89)  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190103
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 11 '19 at 04:59
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 80.8
1-Core 121
2-Core 211
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 780
71% 598 Pts
64-Core 1,124
70% 1,124 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.7% Above average
Lighting 62.4
Reflection 68
Parallax 60.9
51% 63.8 fps
MRender 73.7
Gravity 60.3
Splatting 54.6
50% 62.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ AGILITY3 60GB
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 42 41 43 41 41 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
29.3% Poor
Read 144
Write 52.5
Mixed 79.8
SusWrite 42.3
18% 79.5 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 12.1
4K Mixed 16.5
65% 17.7 MB/s
DQ Read 41.3
DQ Write 17.6
DQ Mixed 25.2
20% 28 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 51%
OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD 60GB
4GB free
Firmware: 361A13F0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 32 26 21 16 19 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
33.9% Below average
Read 107
Write 52.8
Mixed 80
SusWrite 25.5
15% 66.2 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 48
4K Mixed 18
81% 29.1 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 62
DQ Mixed 64.9
54% 79 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 48%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497
78GB free
Firmware: ST6OA31B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 70 72 76 67 59 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
42.6% Average
Read 80
Write 77.5
Mixed 43
SusWrite 68.3
49% 67.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
83.5% Excellent
MC Read 32.5
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 28
85% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 25.5
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 79.1
51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 112%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
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Motherboard: MSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89) - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $673
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