MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics78.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive97.6% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170406
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 04 '19 at 22:59
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 108
2-Core 215
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 425
57% 424 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.8
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Lighting 99.4
Reflection 92.4
Parallax 87
81% 92.9 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 89.8
Splatting 80.8
74% 92.1 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Microsoft Storage Space Device 249GB
232GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 397 466 307 285 301 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 476
Mixed 449
SusWrite 342
100% 444 MB/s
4K Read 49.5
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 64.9
220% 77.4 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 360
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 126%
Great: 127%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 370 436 409 433 421 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 375
Mixed 421
SusWrite 391
95% 423 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 79.4
4K Mixed 40.7
147% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 149
120% 172 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
80.6% Excellent
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 31.9
MC Mixed 24.1
82% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 31.3
SC Mixed 24.4
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) Builds (Compare 4,191 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) - $135

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $480
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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