MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.1% 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 Drive226% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 11 '19 at 23:53
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 74.4
1-Core 100
2-Core 199
70% 125 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 683
65% 539 Pts
64-Core 1,080
67% 1,080 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.11.1
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Lighting 68
Reflection 69.6
Parallax 85.8
55% 74.4 fps
MRender 67.2
Gravity 69.6
Splatting 55.5
52% 64.1 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37
269GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1077 862 864 868 870 869 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
226% Outstanding
Read 1,932
Write 2,065
Mixed 1,686
SusWrite 902
370% 1,646 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 62.1
209% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 758
DQ Write 529
DQ Mixed 698
507% 662 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 226%
Great: 284%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
583GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 151 152 152 152 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 155
Write 155
Mixed 110
SusWrite 151
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 1400 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
MC Read 34.3
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 29.6
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 23
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 91.5
44% 91.5 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 103%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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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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