MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics43.8% 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 Drive123% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190924
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 16 '19 at 22:33
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 73.8
1-Core 104
2-Core 208
72% 129 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 679
66% 544 Pts
64-Core 852
53% 852 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 75%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
Asus(1043 0501) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
43.8% Average
Lighting 51.7
Reflection 67.3
Parallax 69.6
42% 62.9 fps
MRender 65.4
Gravity 52.2
Splatting 55.9
47% 57.8 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
NE-256 256GB
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0607A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 498 200 264 110 119 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 1,455
Write 973
Mixed 130
SusWrite 227
152% 696 MB/s
4K Read 46.7
4K Write 37.1
4K Mixed 26.5
124% 36.8 MB/s
DQ Read 395
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 10.3
86% 207 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 123%
Great: 234%
Seagate ST1000LM010-9YH146 1TB
268GB free
Firmware: CC9F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 44 45 42 45 42 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
22.8% Poor
Read 36.2
Write 35.5
Mixed 25.3
SusWrite 43.1
26% 35 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
77% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22.8%
Great: 48%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT8G4DFS824A.M8FE CT4G4DFS824A.C8FE CT4G4DFS824A.C8FHP 16GB
2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
59.4% Above average
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 17.5
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 19.1
58% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 92.8
43% 92.8 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 743 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $363
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