MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (6th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 94 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics51.2% 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)
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.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 12 '19 at 15:59
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 36%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 128
2-Core 222
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 469
55% 425 Pts
64-Core 566
35% 566 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51.2% Above average
Lighting 62
Reflection 60.8
Parallax 48.9
50% 57.3 fps
MRender 62.5
Gravity 63.3
Splatting 65.8
52% 63.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,738
Write 704
Mixed 517
214% 986 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 97
4K Mixed 46.3
171% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 952
DQ Write 592
DQ Mixed 695
539% 746 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
60GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 72 63 55 56 64 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
21.2% Poor
Read 14.3
Write 26
Mixed 15.5
SusWrite 59.6
21% 28.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.2
34% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 21.2%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
52.9% Above average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 17.7
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 16.4
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) Builds (Compare 4,178 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $504
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