MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive103% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 12 '19 at 23:21
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 82.8
1-Core 117
2-Core 226
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 696
69% 563 Pts
64-Core 923
57% 923 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 5400
PwrHis(1787 3000) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1% Terrible
Lighting 1.17
Reflection 1.54
Parallax 1.53
1% 1.41 fps
MRender 1.52
Gravity 0.8
Splatting 1.57
1% 1.3 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
419GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKK1B3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 461 467 465 469 469 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 431
Write 238
Mixed 357
SusWrite 464
84% 372 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 90.7
4K Mixed 38.1
145% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 170
162% 248 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 103%
Great: 102%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 16GB-$17
11GB free, PID 5580
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 21 18 17 22 30 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
39.8% Below average
Read 39.2
Write 15.9
Mixed 17.3
SusWrite 19.8
28% 23 MB/s
4K Read 10.5
4K Write 8.9
4K Mixed 7.7
604% 9.03 MB/s
DQ Read 11.1
DQ Write 10
DQ Mixed 8.7
677% 9.93 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 81%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (96th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
103% Outstanding
MC Read 41.1
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 33.3
107% 37.3 GB/s
SC Read 25.3
SC Write 37.7
SC Mixed 28.6
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 103%
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%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $521
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