MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics108% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 27 '18 at 23:03
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User MAR-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 91.8
1-Core 137
2-Core 273
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 699
68% 557 Pts
64-Core 752
46% 752 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 154
Parallax 130
116% 142 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 139
Splatting 111
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba KSG60ZMV256G M.2 2280 256GB
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ABDA4102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 318 314 328 327 322 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 121%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46
4GB free
Firmware: 3.CHH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 8.6 6.1 14 61 61 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
9.84% Terrible
Read 8.2
Write 4.5
Mixed 6.8
SusWrite 26.1
8% 11.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.1
19% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 9.84%
Great: 42%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
787GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 100 86 91 132 153 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 124
Write 79.2
Mixed 23.3
SusWrite 109
61% 83.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.4
88% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 107%
Verbatim STORE N GO 32GB
2GB free, PID 0302
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.3 4.7 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
4.43% Terrible
Read 15.3
Write 3.5
Mixed 2.5
SusWrite 4.5
7% 6.45 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
19% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.43%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.1% Average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 11.8
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 11.8
SC Mixed 12.4
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 49%

 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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