MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive79.9% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory14 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 21:51
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 120
2-Core 235
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 456
60% 449 Pts
64-Core 449
28% 449 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1194 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver:
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 45% 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 (57th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 454
Write 311
Mixed 303
79% 356 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 65.6
4K Mixed 19.9
108% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 49.4
91% 183 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 79.9%
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)
57.9% Above average
Read 100
Write 102
Mixed 98
75% 99.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.75
4K Mixed 0.4
98% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 57%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
641GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
52.7% Above average
Read 91.3
Write 92.4
Mixed 89.4
69% 91 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.25
63% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 33.6
MC Mixed 29.1
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 26.5
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 87.9%
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 4,202 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 31%
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Motherboard: MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) - $135

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $478
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