MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	61.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.2% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161205
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '19 at 13:28
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 119 2-Core 233 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 434 52% 403 Pts	64-Core 412 26% 412 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Lighting 77.7 Reflection 78.5 Parallax 68.2 63% 74.8 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 71.1 Splatting 72.8 59% 71.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 127 114 112 113 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 165 Mixed 230 SusWrite 121 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 42.5 173% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 226 187% 272 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 124%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 924GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 172 190 194 193 192 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 376 Write 180 Mixed 221 SusWrite 188 54% 241 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 3.7 40% 9.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 99%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 407GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 159 160 161 156 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 155 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 159 96% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 107%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 217GB free Firmware: 2AR10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 70 70 70 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 63.7 Write 40.8 Mixed 42 SusWrite 70 40% 54.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 59%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 191 187 186 171 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 191 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 184 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.9% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 21.6 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 22.2 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 88%

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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 4,183 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 $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	1,569x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	754x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	466x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	519x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	480x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	470x

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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	150x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	131x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	88x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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