MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.5% 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 Drive	110% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '18 at 11:53
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$95 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 110 2-Core 219 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 404 56% 414 Pts	64-Core 427 26% 427 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Lighting 70.3 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 87.7 57% 75.9 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 67.8 Splatting 57.5 52% 64.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 11,302 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 441GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 385 390 390 387 390 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 412 Mixed 366 SusWrite 391 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 48.6 169% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 273 223% 319 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 118%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 142 149 150 154 146 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 140 Write 141 Mixed 83.9 SusWrite 148 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1 279% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 105%
Seagate ST3500414CS 500GB 23,667 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 388GB free Firmware: CA14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 100 103 102 102 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 102 Write 98.5 Mixed 55 SusWrite 102 65% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 61%
Toshiba MK5065GSX 500GB-$52 4,140 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 465GB free Firmware: GJ002C SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 67 66 68 67 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 73.4 Write 56.6 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 66.3 40% 55.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 42%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 929GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 176 178 176 175 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 174 Mixed 108 SusWrite 176 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GB 8,909 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	45.1% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 12.2 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 13.2 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 45%

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Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) - $135

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	1,568x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	754x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	466x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	517x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	480x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	470x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	107x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	94x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	149x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	131x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	88x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $489

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16