MSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics74% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B89
MotherboardMSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89)  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 20 '20 at 09:38
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User LVA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 117
2-Core 233
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 707
72% 582 Pts
64-Core 934
58% 934 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
Nvidia(10DE 21C4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
74% Very good
Lighting 92.9
Reflection 84.8
Parallax 80.3
76% 86 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 77.6
Splatting 73.7
71% 88.8 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 74%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,921
Write 526
Mixed 640
223% 1,029 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 52.5
4K Mixed 46.9
148% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 283
216% 295 MB/s
Poor: 139% Great: 271%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
31GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 8,593
Write 5,048
Mixed 6,140
1,458% 6,594 MB/s
4K Read 436
4K Write 255
4K Mixed 291
1,168% 327 MB/s
DQ Read 1,286
DQ Write 931
DQ Mixed 1,018
785% 1,078 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
185GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 111 116 116 114 113 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Read 175
Write 150
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 114
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 114%
WD WD1600BEVS-22UST0 160GB
134GB free
Firmware: 08.01G08
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 46 47 47 47 47 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
26.1% Poor
Read 44
Write 42.5
Mixed 29.2
SusWrite 46.6
30% 40.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
132% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 26.1%
Great: 34%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80
276GB free
Firmware: 3.AAE
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 52 55 55 54 54 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
37.4% Below average
Read 76
Write 59
Mixed 44.3
SusWrite 54
43% 58.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 43.9
MC Write 41.1
MC Mixed 36.1
115% 40.4 GB/s
SC Read 27.7
SC Write 37.3
SC Mixed 29.7
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 110%
Great: 109%

 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 968 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $702
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