MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.5% 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 Drive76.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 17 '17 at 21:47
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 92.7
1-Core 120
2-Core 237
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 467
61% 459 Pts
64-Core 464
29% 464 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver:
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Lighting 66.6
Reflection 60.7
Parallax 80.6
54% 69.3 fps
MRender 60.5
Gravity 58.8
Splatting 77.4
55% 65.6 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Read 438
Write 287
Mixed 227
70% 317 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 69.9
4K Mixed 20.9
105% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 167
DQ Mixed 42.4
84% 173 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 93%
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB
695GB free
Firmware: 2BA30001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
57.5% Above average
Read 97.7
Write 103
Mixed 106
77% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.97
4K Mixed 0.29
90% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 57%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
641GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
53.5% Above average
Read 91.4
Write 95.1
Mixed 96.4
71% 94.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.19
4K Write 1.32
4K Mixed 0.25
60% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 33.8
MC Mixed 29.4
90% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 25.4
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) Builds (Compare 4,181 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) - $135

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $489
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HDDRAMUSB
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