MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics23.3% 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)
Boot Drive77.9% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime4.4 Days
Run DateApr 05 '17 at 01:18
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 121
2-Core 238
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 458
60% 449 Pts
64-Core 453
28% 453 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 438 MHz, MLim: 875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver:
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
23.3% Poor
Lighting 28.6
Reflection 25.8
Parallax 35.8
23% 30.1 fps
MRender 25.6
Gravity 24.6
Splatting 33.1
23% 27.8 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 23.3%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
77.9% Very good
Read 438
Write 316
Mixed 299
78% 351 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 69.9
4K Mixed 20.4
103% 38.8 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 47.1
86% 175 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 93%
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB
635GB free
Firmware: 2BA30001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 92.4
Write 95.1
Mixed 94.3
71% 93.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.26
81% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 57%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
645GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
50.4% Above average
Read 87.5
Write 88.2
Mixed 85.9
66% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.17
4K Write 1.35
4K Mixed 0.13
46% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 50.4%
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)
88% Excellent
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 33.5
MC Mixed 29.5
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 26.5
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 88%
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 4,204 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $476
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HDDRAMUSB
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