MSI B150M BAZOOKA PLUS (MS-7A46)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	94.6% 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 Drive	95.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A46
Motherboard	MSI B150M BAZOOKA PLUS (MS-7A46) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '18 at 19:15
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6402P 15,913 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	68.8% Good	Memory 80.5 1-Core 97.5 2-Core 193 71% 124 Pts	4-Core 334 8-Core 318 44% 326 Pts	64-Core 305 19% 305 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.6% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 124 Parallax 105 95% 115 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 131 Splatting 105 94% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 244 171 161 157 158 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 412 Write 387 Mixed 350 SusWrite 202 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 85.3 4K Mixed 54.8 167% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 236 196% 286 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 134%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 40 38 40 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 36 Write 38.5 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 39.7 27% 36.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 199% 2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 92%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 923GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 111 125 116 114 115 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 176 Write 115 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 118 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.4 99% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 107%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 138 149 147 138 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 132 Write 148 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 144 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown PSD44G213381 Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 8502 PSD44G213381 Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.6% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 24.2 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 19.6 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 79.7 50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 79%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA PLUS (MS-7A46)

CPU
Core i5-6402PIntelBench 68%, 15,913 samples	135x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	114x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	80x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	101x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	98x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	76x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	20x
SD8SBBU120G1122 120GBSandiskBench 47%, 2,087 samples	19x
Fury 240GBHyperX $193Bench 71%, 27,826 samples	18x

RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	50x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	21x
PSD44G213381 2x4GBPatriotBench 71%, 1,250 samples	14x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $197

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16