MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	79.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	78.2% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190306
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '19 at 23:02
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 78.3 1-Core 120 2-Core 238 80% 145 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 728 73% 596 Pts	64-Core 950 59% 950 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Gigabyte(1458 3FC3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Lighting 101 Reflection 91.3 Parallax 90.1 82% 94.1 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 91.3 Splatting 80.2 74% 91.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso Sata III 120GB 2,648 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1111A SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 308 320 270 328 368 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 426 Write 372 Mixed 284 SusWrite 325 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 73.7 4K Mixed 25.9 97% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 184 160% 234 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 102%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 79GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 439 305 237 292 247 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 396 Write 430 Mixed 215 SusWrite 325 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 25 115% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 173 135% 183 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 99%
Intenso External USB 3.0 4TB 638 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 100GB free Firmware: 1402 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 104 103 103 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 67.5 Write 133 Mixed 108 SusWrite 104 77% 103 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 396% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 97%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 64GB-$7 7,617 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 55GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 34 35 20 20 21 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 159 Write 31 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 27.4 74% 69.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 1 75% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 26.7 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 23.8 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 83.7 48% 83.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 103%

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Gaming 70%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 64%

Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	179x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	88x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	67x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	63x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	50x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia $143Bench 76%, 318,562 samples	47x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	26x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	22x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	22x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	61x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	41x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	21x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $550

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 $40	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