MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.4% 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	111% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161205
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	May 17 '19 at 01:51
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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-$90 234,266 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 (100^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 103 2-Core 214 76% 134 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 427 57% 426 Pts	64-Core 420 26% 420 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 809E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2200 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.10 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.4% Below average	Lighting 33.2 Reflection 64.5 Parallax 46.7 27% 48.1 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 34.8 Splatting 55.1 43% 52.1 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 291 280 109 75 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 447 Mixed 382 SusWrite 205 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 57.6 203% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 353 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 130GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 30 29 30 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 140 Write 25.5 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 29.8 44% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 107%
Toshiba MD04ACA500 5TB-$154 3,810 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 161GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 196 198 200 196 196 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 110%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 225GB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 175 174 167 172 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 88.7 Write 95.8 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 171 145% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.3 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBR2 2x4GB 1,332 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	70.3% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 20.7 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 22.3 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 72%

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

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 31%

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

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $90Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	1,577x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	760x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	467x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	521x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	480x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	473x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	107x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	95x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	150x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	131x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	89x

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Total price: $475

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16