MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.6% 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	98.4% 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

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '19 at 20:16
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 765 77% 628 Pts	64-Core 717 44% 717 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.6.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 68.1 Reflection 64 Parallax 93.7 56% 75.3 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 68.7 Splatting 52.8 50% 62.2 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98 11,843 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 121 61 53 61 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 629 Write 319 Mixed 400 SusWrite 112 81% 365 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 50.8 202% 81.7 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 67.4 DQ Mixed 20.8 37% 75.4 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 911GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 177 181 182 182 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 175 Mixed 38 SusWrite 180 102% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 8GB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID c75a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 9.9 9.9 9.3 9.9 9.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	6.38% Terrible	Read 19.5 Write 5.8 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 9.6 12% 10.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.38% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	77% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 22.3 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 25.1 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 88%

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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	1,566x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	750x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	465x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	513x
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	130x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	87x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $504

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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