MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.6% 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	115% 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.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '19 at 19:45
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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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
Intel Core i5-7400-$110 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 89.3 1-Core 103 2-Core 205 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 393 52% 393 Pts	64-Core 393 24% 393 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.10.2 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Lighting 70.5 Reflection 70 Parallax 87.9 58% 76.1 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 69.5 Splatting 56.4 52% 64.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 480GB-$70 2,932 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 351GB free (System drive) Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 433 447 467 467 468 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 460 Mixed 415 SusWrite 447 103% 455 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 47.7 166% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 302 244% 344 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 121%
Transcend TS1TSSD370S 1TB 494 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 74GB free Firmware: O0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 411 412 417 414 416 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 413 Mixed 296 SusWrite 410 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 40.7 147% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 195 171% 253 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 1,926 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 207GB free Firmware: 0511 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 110 117 124 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 101 Write 155 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 103 24% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 0.4 7% 3.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 7.6 DQ Mixed 1.6 2% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 18%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB 1,058 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 6GB free, PID a0a4 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 113 103 88 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 114 Write 91 Mixed 81 SusWrite 109 132% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 52% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 72%
BUFFALO External HDD 3TB 370 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 980GB free, PID 0257 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 145 146 146 147 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 164 Write 125 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 145 168% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GB 8,909 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	39.8% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 11.5 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 11 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 45%

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

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Typical B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) Builds (Compare 4,172 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	1,566x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	750x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	465x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	513x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	479x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	469x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	107x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	94x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	149x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	130x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	87x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $504

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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