MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161205
Uptime1 Days
Run DateDec 05 '17 at 21:47
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 74%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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 above expectations (80th percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 93.8
1-Core 140
2-Core 252
92% 162 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 705
71% 574 Pts
64-Core 710
44% 710 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
53.4% Above average
Lighting 68.1
Reflection 65.4
Parallax 83.4
56% 72.3 fps
MRender 65.3
Gravity 65.1
Splatting 53.1
49% 61.2 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 697
Write 329
Mixed 439
108% 488 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 38.5
174% 70.7 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 53.9
96% 181 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 111%
Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 186
Mixed 161
130% 173 MB/s
4K Read 1.09
4K Write 2.15
4K Mixed 0.22
110% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 102%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
63.7% Good
MC Read 25.8
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 18.1
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 21.7
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 60.2
66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 65%

 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 4,182 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% - Very good Total price: $480
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