MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33.8% 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)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170316
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '17 at 14:30
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125 140,440 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 76 1-Core 112 2-Core 227 77% 138 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 712 69% 566 Pts	64-Core 935 58% 935 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 285-$189 6,276 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Sapphire(174B E306) CLim: 918 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.6.2 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Lighting 43.1 Reflection 47.4 Parallax 55.3 35% 48.6 fps	MRender 45.3 Gravity 37.2 Splatting 33.7 31% 38.7 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 126GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 153 Mixed 126 110% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.27 84% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 61%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 126GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 155 Mixed 157 119% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.33 86% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-2400C DDR4 2x4GB 245 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	MC Read 41.3 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 33.2 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 26.4 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 88.3 45% 88.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 93%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 70%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 29%

Raft

Motherboard: MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) - $75

CPU
Ryzen 5 1400AMD $87Bench 61%, 71,313 samples	394x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	307x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	97x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	492x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	82x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	80x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	36x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	35x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	32x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 10,940 samples	80x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	73x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	50x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $372

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16