MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	16.2% 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	128% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180921
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '18 at 23:07
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X-$102 38,959 User benchmarks, average bench 65% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 84.9 1-Core 119 2-Core 239 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 470 63% 469 Pts	64-Core 477 30% 477 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Asus(1043 85F5) 2GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 1754 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Lighting 19.7 Reflection 16 Parallax 17 16% 17.6 fps	MRender 19 Gravity 20 Splatting 21.3 17% 20.1 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 213 211 213 214 213 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 1,017 Write 445 Mixed 256 SusWrite 217 106% 484 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 37.4 160% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 664 DQ Write 516 DQ Mixed 357 330% 512 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 144%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 426GB free Firmware: 1AJ10102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 136 135 135 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 116 Write 37.3 Mixed 70.9 SusWrite 136 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.2 226% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 77%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 890GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 184 180 186 186 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 152 Mixed 32.1 SusWrite 184 99% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB 7,238 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 3400 MHz clocked @ 1700 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 46.2 MC Write 44.5 MC Mixed 39.6 124% 43.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 28.7 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 111%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,546 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 70%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 29%

Raft

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 1400AMD $87Bench 61%, 71,313 samples	394x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	307x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	97x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	492x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	82x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	80x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	36x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	35x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	32x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 10,940 samples	80x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	73x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	50x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $372

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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