MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive190% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B89
MotherboardMSI B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)  (all builds)
Memory23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMar 04 '21 at 15:14
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User SGP-User
Background CPU 18%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
69.1% Good
Memory 82
1-Core 99.1
2-Core 187
71% 123 Pts
4-Core 304
8-Core 551
51% 427 Pts
64-Core 712
44% 712 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Asus(1043 870A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
112% Outstanding
Lighting 147
Reflection 161
Parallax 157
120% 155 fps
MRender 162
Gravity 124
Splatting 112
106% 133 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 112%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 903 659 660 653 602 625 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
190% Outstanding
Read 1,800
Write 1,725
Mixed 1,526
SusWrite 684
321% 1,434 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 96
4K Mixed 44.6
163% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 716
DQ Write 456
DQ Mixed 694
488% 622 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 190%
Great: 297%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 176 173 177 178 177 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 171
Mixed 35.6
SusWrite 176
101% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 102%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
85.7% Excellent
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 31.5
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 27.8
SC Mixed 24.6
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 76.9
52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 114%

 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: $399
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