MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	40.7% 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	107% 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

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190722
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '19 at 23:47
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$150 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 118 2-Core 237 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 777 76% 624 Pts	64-Core 980 61% 980 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.8.2 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.7% Average	Lighting 48.6 Reflection 62.8 Parallax 62.5 40% 58 fps	MRender 59.3 Gravity 48.7 Splatting 50.4 43% 52.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 480GB 16,899 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFMJ1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 475 473 481 481 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 418 Write 448 Mixed 389 SusWrite 475 98% 432 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 43.3 156% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 220 190% 278 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 238GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 412 411 413 412 410 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 502 Write 369 Mixed 309 SusWrite 410 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 69.5 4K Mixed 29.3 110% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 158 128% 186 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 86%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 913GB free Firmware: JA0OA7G0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 100 100 101 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 88.5 Write 87.8 Mixed 32.9 SusWrite 99.1 56% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 57%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 465GB free Firmware: CR100-10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 76 77 77 77 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 81.1 Write 80 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 77.2 53% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 11,954 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 43.8 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 35.4 112% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 28.7 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 64%

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Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	179x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	88x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	67x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	63x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	50x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia $143Bench 76%, 318,562 samples	47x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	26x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	22x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	22x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	41x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	21x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $539

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16