MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics25.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 09 '19 at 16:12
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G-$98
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 83.8
1-Core 127
2-Core 250
85% 154 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 690
69% 562 Pts
64-Core 688
43% 688 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
25.4% Poor
Lighting 31.7
Reflection 30.8
Parallax 27.6
26% 30 fps
MRender 32.6
Gravity 28.5
Splatting 29
24% 30 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 25.4%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s16 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1077 1090 1089 1096 1100 874 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
226% Outstanding
Read 1973
Write 1,066
Mixed 851
SusWrite 1,055
274% 1,236 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 52.2
186% 68.9 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 792
DQ Mixed 455
378% 527 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 226%
Great: 244%
PNY CS900 960GB-$48
677GB free
Firmware: CS900KA3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 463 459 459 459 459 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 386
Write 231
Mixed 334
SusWrite 443
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 90.7
4K Mixed 40.6
147% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 355
DQ Mixed 205
183% 272 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
MC Read 33.7
MC Write 37.8
MC Mixed 30.6
97% 34 GB/s
SC Read 25.2
SC Write 40.8
SC Mixed 26.8
88% 30.9 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 706 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $550
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