MSI B150M BAZOOKA PLUS (MS-7A46)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics115% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A46
MotherboardMSI B150M BAZOOKA PLUS (MS-7A46)  (all builds)
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateDec 08 '17 at 01:46
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6402P
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
69.4% Good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 98.9
2-Core 202
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 286
8-Core 293
39% 290 Pts
64-Core 274
17% 274 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2854 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.43
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Lighting 153
Reflection 161
Parallax 140
124% 151 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 148
Splatting 119
106% 130 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 115%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
438GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 394
Mixed 409
97% 435 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 78.7
4K Mixed 38.2
151% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 343
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 24
95% 213 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 104%
Great: 134%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29
549GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Read 154
Write 144
Mixed 157
115% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 1.71
4K Mixed 0.19
68% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
37% Below average
MC Read 13.4
MC Write 12.6
MC Mixed 10.4
35% 12.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 11.5
SC Mixed 11.3
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 37%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B150M BAZOOKA PLUS (MS-7A46) Builds (Compare 594 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA PLUS (MS-7A46)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $197
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