MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics83.4% 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 Drive43.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191203
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 14 '19 at 13:58
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 71.2
1-Core 111
2-Core 221
74% 134 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 777
73% 604 Pts
64-Core 1,058
66% 1,058 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.10.28
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.4% Excellent
Lighting 97.7
Reflection 90.3
Parallax 144
80% 111 fps
MRender 88.3
Gravity 109
Splatting 127
91% 108 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ5PA128HMCD-01000 128GB
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AXM0601Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 204 200 216 199 163 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
43.4% Average
Read 229
Write 227
Mixed 157
SusWrite 192
45% 201 MB/s
4K Read 15.4
4K Write 35.1
4K Mixed 16.1
62% 22.2 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 33.6
DQ Mixed 18.9
28% 56.1 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 47%
Samsung MZ5PA128HMCD-01000 128GB
16GB free
Firmware: AXM0601Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 211 185 205 159 129 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 212
Write 235
Mixed 144
SusWrite 181
44% 193 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 35.8
4K Mixed 16.7
67% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 34.8
DQ Mixed 19.9
30% 58.7 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 47%
PNY CS3030 250GB SSD
230GB free
Firmware: CS303224
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1021 1078 1073 1073 1077 1070 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 1,134
Write 286
Mixed 1,076
SusWrite 1,065
200% 890 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 74.9
262% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 792
DQ Write 1,093
DQ Mixed 792
640% 892 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 233%
Great: 214%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
55GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 102 102 102 101 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
74.6% Very good
Read 157
Write 134
Mixed 29.2
SusWrite 102
76% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2.1
384% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 112%
WD WD1502FYPS-01U1B1 1.5TB
24GB free
Firmware: 04.01G01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 63 67 65 59 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
32.6% Below average
Read 51.2
Write 51
Mixed 34
SusWrite 61.6
36% 49.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
165% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 61%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB
14GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 8.9 10 9.7 9.9 9.9 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
13.8% Very poor
Read 32.8
Write 18
Mixed 10.2
SusWrite 9.3
20% 17.6 MB/s
4K Read 7.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 3.8
215% 4.33 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 13.8%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
68.2% Good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 26.7
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 24
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 98.7
40% 98.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 104%

 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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