MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics49% 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 Drive110% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180316
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 23 '18 at 20:49
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 83.9
1-Core 121
2-Core 241
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 481
8-Core 755
76% 618 Pts
64-Core 972
60% 972 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.2
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49% Average
Lighting 61
Reflection 64.7
Parallax 80.4
50% 68.7 fps
MRender 63.4
Gravity 60.2
Splatting 53
48% 58.9 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 49%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$40
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V6005-ac Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 965
Write 641
Mixed 719
172% 775 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 68.9
4K Mixed 14.8
106% 39 MB/s
DQ Read 33.1
DQ Write 65
DQ Mixed 14.8
21% 37.6 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 110%
Great: 153%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
101GB free
Firmware: SBFK71E0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
37.1% Below average
Read 241
Write 44.3
Mixed 326
45% 204 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 47.3
4K Mixed 5.84
71% 26.3 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 79.8
DQ Mixed 6
33% 76 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 100%
WD WD20EURX 2TB-$39
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 137
Write 141
Mixed 132
103% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.55
4K Mixed 0.26
105% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 160
Mixed 159
125% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.49
4K Mixed 0.16
68% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 43.9
MC Write 40.8
MC Mixed 35.1
114% 39.9 GB/s
SC Read 25
SC Write 41.3
SC Mixed 28.1
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 73.6
54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 109%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,545 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $372
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