MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics33.7% 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 Drive32.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
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)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateOct 14 '18 at 13:23
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 12%

 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)
77% Very good
Memory 83
1-Core 72.2
2-Core 211
68% 122 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 422
55% 415 Pts
64-Core 420
26% 420 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
33.7% Below average
Lighting 43.9
Reflection 42.9
Parallax 37.7
36% 41.5 fps
MRender 36.4
Gravity 38.6
Splatting 34.6
30% 36.5 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1222A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 58 6.6 59 10 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
32.6% Below average
Read 480
Write 252
Mixed 14.7
SusWrite 39
43% 197 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 8
4K Mixed 0.6
41% 10.9 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34
736GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 174 175 176 175 175 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 184
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 175
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 112%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
2TB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 125 125 125 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Read 122
Write 114
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 124
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 2.3
448% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 1x8GB-$25
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
38.2% Below average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 13.6
MC Mixed 11
37% 12.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 11.7
SC Mixed 11
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 47%

 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 4,182 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: 80% - Very good Total price: $480
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HDDRAMUSB
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Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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