MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics18.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180707
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 10 '18 at 22:32
Run Duration179 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1400-$87
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
68.7% Good
Memory 76.4
1-Core 85.8
2-Core 183
66% 115 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 522
52% 426 Pts
64-Core 534
33% 534 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1550 MHz, MLim: 2250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.8.1
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
18.3% Very poor
Lighting 0.4
Reflection 67.5
Parallax 99.3
0% 55.8 fps
MRender 70.3
Gravity 71.2
Splatting 56.9
53% 66.1 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 18.3%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 4,669
Write 4,172
Mixed 4150
966% 4,330 MB/s
4K Read 138
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 128
435% 127 MB/s
DQ Read 407
DQ Write 463
DQ Mixed 468
343% 446 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
594GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 158 158 157 158 156 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
99% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 182
Mixed 106
SusWrite 158
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
235% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 99%
Great: 109%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 32GB
29GB free, PID 00ed
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 118
Write 81
Mixed 41.8
92% 80.3 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 1.6
91% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 25%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (88th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
99.2% Outstanding
MC Read 39.5
MC Write 36.6
MC Mixed 33.6
104% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 35
SC Mixed 27.4
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 87.6
46% 87.6 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,546 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) - $75

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $372
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