MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	61.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '19 at 15:28
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	71% Very good	Memory 69.1 1-Core 111 2-Core 214 73% 132 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 579 60% 486 Pts	64-Core 683 42% 683 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Nvidia(10DE 17C8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 101 Reflection 112 Parallax 101 82% 104 fps	Splatting 90.2 93% 90.2 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 mSATA 128GB 1,419 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT49D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 49 67 56 63 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 475 Write 79.3 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 64.2 38% 179 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 22.1 95% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 70.5 DQ Mixed 58 83% 162 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 71%
Transcend SSD370S 512GB-$209 3,350 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 153GB free Firmware: O0919A SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 417 422 431 422 434 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 424 Mixed 323 SusWrite 425 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 45.9 152% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 198 171% 252 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 111%
JetFlash Transcend 16GB 14,782 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 15GB free, PID 4000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 13 11 10 11 11 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 38.8 Write 29.8 Mixed 30 SusWrite 12.4 36% 27.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 2.7 193% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 27,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.9% Very good	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 26.6 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 22.7 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 104 39% 104 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 107%

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 40%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	322x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	84x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	54x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	170x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	77x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	30x

SSD
Green 240GB (2018)WD $35Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	93x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
SU650 240GBAdata $70Bench 70%, 47,016 samples	18x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	37x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 10,940 samples	27x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $334

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 $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