MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.8% 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	82.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 11 '19 at 01:36
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$70 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 85.5 1-Core 101 2-Core 193 73% 126 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 386 49% 374 Pts	64-Core 383 24% 383 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 854D) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.8% Below average	Lighting 45.1 Reflection 43.9 Parallax 38.7 37% 42.6 fps	MRender 38.9 Gravity 39.9 Splatting 35.8 31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 199 210 272 206 217 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 299 Write 105 Mixed 236 SusWrite 222 48% 216 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 40.1 141% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 199 178% 266 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 100%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$46 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 146 147 147 148 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 142 Write 125 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 148 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GB 46,352 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.8% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 11.1 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 9.8 SC Mixed 7 23% 8.17 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 47%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) Builds (Compare 4,233 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) - $135

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $70Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	1,581x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	772x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	469x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	523x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	486x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	474x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	107x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	95x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	152x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	132x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	93x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16