MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	91.1% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161228
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '19 at 04:56
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600-$89 39,689 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 85.5 1-Core 126 2-Core 246 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 451 63% 468 Pts	64-Core 475 29% 475 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 8C94) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.4% Above average	Lighting 69.4 Reflection 72.7 Parallax 63.2 57% 68.4 fps	MRender 67.3 Gravity 66 Splatting 70.9 56% 68.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 259GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 302 305 302 306 303 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 393 Write 290 Mixed 222 SusWrite 304 68% 302 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 36.8 136% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 237 204% 301 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 180GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 159 161 162 162 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 136 Write 140 Mixed 75 SusWrite 161 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 113%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 746GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 113 114 114 114 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 181 Write 119 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 113 155% 123 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 65%
WDC WD10EZEX-60W 1TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 854GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 176 176 176 176 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 180 Write 180 Mixed 134 SusWrite 176 227% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 141% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 74%
Verbatim STORE N GO 16GB 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 11GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 4 4.1 4.3 3.4 4.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	2.12% Terrible	Read 5.8 Write 3 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 3.9 4% 3.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 7% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.12% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 21,822 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	77.9% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 26.4 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 23.9 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 83%

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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 $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	1,568x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	752x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	466x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	517x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	479x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	469x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	107x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	94x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	149x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	131x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	87x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $504

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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