MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34.6% 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 Drive	67.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190121
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '20 at 17:58
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 78.7 1-Core 112 2-Core 225 77% 138 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 780 76% 624 Pts	64-Core 973 60% 973 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 3690) 2GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.6% Below average	Lighting 44.7 Reflection 44.2 Parallax 39.4 36% 42.8 fps	MRender 39.4 Gravity 39.9 Splatting 35.7 31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76 24,219 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 74 74 74 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 416 Write 71.1 Mixed 116 SusWrite 73.1 37% 169 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 72.7 4K Mixed 37.4 136% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 73.9 DQ Mixed 87.8 67% 91.2 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 69%
WDC WDS480G2G0B-00EPW0 480GB 14,337 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 397GB free Firmware: UK510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 136 245 202 208 214 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 457 Write 355 Mixed 299 SusWrite 225 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 42 4K Mixed 19.4 75% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 90.7 DQ Mixed 13.9 34% 72.7 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB 38,955 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 32.5 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 27.6 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 82.9 48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 91%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 70%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) - $75

CPU
Ryzen 5 1400AMD $87Bench 61%, 71,313 samples	394x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	307x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	96x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	492x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	82x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	80x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	36x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	35x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	32x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 10,940 samples	80x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	73x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	50x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $372

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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