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 (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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive79.7% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 19 '17 at 18:15
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 16%

 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)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 93.2
1-Core 117
2-Core 230
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 450
60% 451 Pts
64-Core 468
29% 468 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1160 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.6.2
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 45% Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Read 451
Write 320
Mixed 301
79% 357 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 68.1
4K Mixed 20.1
105% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 49
91% 184 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 93%
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB
635GB free
Firmware: 2BA30001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 91.9
Write 92.4
Mixed 95.3
70% 93.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.93
4K Mixed 0.37
97% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 53%
Great: 57%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
650GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
51.3% Above average
Read 86
Write 92.9
Mixed 87.3
67% 88.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.19
4K Write 1.28
4K Mixed 0.17
51% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 51.3%
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 (94th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 32.9
MC Mixed 28.1
88% 30.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 25.8
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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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: 77% - Very good Total price: $504
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