MSI B150M BAZOOKA PLUS (MS-7A46)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	86.8% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A46
Motherboard	MSI B150M BAZOOKA PLUS (MS-7A46) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180130
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '18 at 07:03
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 128 2-Core 251 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 691 70% 567 Pts	64-Core 700 43% 700 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.6% Above average	Lighting 66 Reflection 68 Parallax 61.2 54% 65.1 fps	MRender 72.6 Gravity 61.1 Splatting 53.7 50% 62.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 198 143 145 146 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 469 Write 222 Mixed 364 SusWrite 171 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 42.1 149% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 301 214% 270 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 95%
SDLFAE3R-120G-1HA1 120GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 13GB free Firmware: PRO6F550 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 72 78 78 72 78 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	38.9% Below average	Read 105 Write 96.3 Mixed 94.2 SusWrite 76.2 21% 93 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 59.8 4K Mixed 23.4 87% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 59.4 DQ Write 80 DQ Mixed 59.6 48% 66.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 67%
SDLFAE3R-120G-1HA1 120GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 41GB free Firmware: PRO6F519 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 133 136 136 134 134 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	87.9% Excellent	Read 411 Write 151 Mixed 206 SusWrite 132 50% 225 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 44 182% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 118 106% 161 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 67%
HP M700 240GB 1,407 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 79GB free Firmware: Q1117B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 312 204 180 180 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 434 Mixed 413 SusWrite 228 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 34.1 175% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 210 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 47.6 97% 193 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 105%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 125 125 126 126 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 80.5 Write 41.2 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 125 56% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL15-15-15 D4-2133 2x8GB 1,169 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	71.1% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 20.3 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 22.6 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 80%

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Typical B150M BAZOOKA PLUS (MS-7A46) Builds (Compare 597 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	20x
SD8SBBU120G1122 120GBSandiskBench 47%, 2,087 samples	20x
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	15x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $193

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16