MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	37.6% 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 Drive	96% 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.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '18 at 01:35
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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-$94 234,266 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 (99^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 83.5 1-Core 107 2-Core 210 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 399 54% 399 Pts	64-Core 382 24% 382 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.6% Below average	Lighting 42.6 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 57.3 35% 54.8 fps	MRender 65.6 Gravity 40.6 Splatting 52.9 43% 53 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$44 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 325GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 404 413 437 430 368 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 436 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 401 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 10.2 4K Mixed 42.2 113% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 290 236% 335 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 740GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 126 140 135 133 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 117 Write 156 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 133 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 109%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB 393 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 19GB free, PID 0723 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	1.25% Terrible	Read 3.5 Write 3.5 Mixed 3.5 SusWrite 3.4 5% 3.47 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 1.25% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	64.2% Good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 19.3 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 18.4 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 65%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $94Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	1,576x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	758x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	466x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	521x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	480x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	472x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	107x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	95x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	150x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	131x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	89x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16