MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics31.7% 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 Drive64.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180806
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '19 at 23:17
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G-$104
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.75 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 84.4
1-Core 116
2-Core 232
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 463
62% 463 Pts
64-Core 465
29% 465 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.81
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
31.7% Below average
Lighting 39.2
Reflection 31.7
Parallax 37.9
32% 36.3 fps
MRender 38.5
Gravity 38.9
Splatting 37.1
31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 167 32 135 30 102 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 352
Write 205
Mixed 219
SusWrite 106
49% 220 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 69.2
4K Mixed 29.3
110% 40.8 MB/s
DQ Read 229
DQ Write 218
DQ Mixed 120
118% 189 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
202GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 114 115 115 114 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 128
Write 117
Mixed 77.1
SusWrite 115
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
230% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 38
MC Write 40
MC Mixed 38.7
111% 38.9 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 43.6
SC Mixed 28.7
94% 32.7 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 741 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $340
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