MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics38.6% 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)
Boot Drive84.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161205
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 13 '18 at 09:33
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 107
2-Core 219
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 430
57% 427 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
38.6% Below average
Lighting 44.1
Reflection 65.1
Parallax 59.3
36% 56.2 fps
MRender 64.8
Gravity 42.6
Splatting 53.3
44% 53.6 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM04B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Read 518
Write 363
Mixed 406
95% 429 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 99.8
4K Mixed 21.4
132% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 36.1
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 57.4
48% 67 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 110%
WD My Book 1230 2TB
408GB free, PID 1230
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 136
Write 128
Mixed 98.1
151% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 2.16
4K Mixed 0.27
85% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
70.9% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 20.6
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 24.3
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 70.9%
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 4,181 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: 78% - Very good Total price: $489
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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