MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	15.8% 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	84.5% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '19 at 19:58
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 85.3 1-Core 111 2-Core 221 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 657 66% 538 Pts	64-Core 903 56% 903 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79 79,894 User benchmarks, average bench 14% MSI(1462 8A90) 2GB CLim: 1203 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Lighting 15.8 Reflection 30 Parallax 19.8 13% 21.8 fps	MRender 28.9 Gravity 15 Splatting 32.9 22% 25.6 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 256GB 15,792 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM12.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 515 517 342 94 95 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 662 Write 406 Mixed 640 SusWrite 276 111% 496 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 51.9 4K Mixed 31 95% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 208 163% 234 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 214%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 184GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 96 96 97 97 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 94.7 Write 94 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 96 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x4GB 13,047 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 33.5 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 27.8 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

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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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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	322x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	84x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	54x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	170x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	77x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	30x

SSD
Green 240GB (2018)WD $51Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	93x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
SU650 240GBAdata $70Bench 70%, 47,016 samples	18x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	37x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 10,940 samples	27x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $379

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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