MSI B250M BAZOOKA OPT BOOST (MS-7A79)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A79
MotherboardMSI B250M BAZOOKA OPT BOOST (MS-7A79)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170523
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 19 '17 at 11:59
Run Duration81 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 143
2-Core 281
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 562
8-Core 781
85% 671 Pts
64-Core 781
48% 781 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 152
Parallax 128
115% 140 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 137
Splatting 110
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 169
Mixed 168
134% 179 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 1.62
4K Mixed 0.16
78% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 106%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.3% Very good
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 22.3
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 25.4
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M BAZOOKA OPT BOOST (MS-7A79) Builds (Compare 67 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M BAZOOKA OPT BOOST (MS-7A79)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $266
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