MSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics77.7% 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 Drive298% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B89
MotherboardMSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 19 '20 at 07:26
Run Duration224 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 69.2
1-Core 142
2-Core 206
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 802
74% 620 Pts
64-Core 1,029
64% 1,029 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1622 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.5.1
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.7% Very good
Lighting 92.4
Reflection 81.4
Parallax 132
75% 102 fps
MRender 81.6
Gravity 97.6
Splatting 115
82% 98.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0118C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1243 859 875 853 895 890 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
298% Outstanding
Read 2,486
Write 2013
Mixed 1,518
SusWrite 936
388% 1,738 MB/s
4K Read 65.3
4K Write 175
4K Mixed 88.8
305% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,136
DQ Write 982
DQ Mixed 519
536% 879 MB/s
Poor: 185%
This bench: 298%
Great: 373%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
309GB free
Firmware: 0701
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 344 344 344 345 343 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 383
Write 345
Mixed 330
SusWrite 343
79% 350 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 38.7
4K Mixed 27.8
90% 29.7 MB/s
DQ Read 48.9
DQ Write 44.4
DQ Mixed 46.5
35% 46.6 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
860GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 184 187 184 183 186 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Read 124
Write 134
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 184
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 106%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB
360GB free, PID a006
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
15.3% Very poor
Read 38.8
Write 38.5
Mixed 18.7
SusWrite 39.8
45% 34 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.3
22% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 15.3%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
64.4% Good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 25.8
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 22.2
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 64.4%
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 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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