MSI B250M BAZOOKA OPT BOOST (MS-7A79)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics58.1% 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 Drive121% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A79
MotherboardMSI B250M BAZOOKA OPT BOOST (MS-7A79)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180627
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateFeb 08 '20 at 22:06
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 124
2-Core 247
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 699
68% 556 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1365 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.1
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
58.1% Above average
Lighting 73.4
Reflection 70.5
Parallax 102
60% 82 fps
MRender 71
Gravity 74.8
Splatting 58.3
55% 68 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 295 302 300 300 302 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 470
Mixed 379
SusWrite 317
94% 416 MB/s
4K Read 46.2
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 62.6
212% 75.3 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 349
263% 352 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 121%
Great: 124%
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
199GB free
Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 502 281 282 282 282 282 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
243% Outstanding
Read 2,358
Write 1,141
Mixed 1098
SusWrite 318
270% 1,229 MB/s
4K Read 68.6
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 95.1
326% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 820
DQ Write 416
DQ Mixed 242
280% 493 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 243%
Great: 244%
Intel Optane+112G 120GB
23GB free
Firmware: 17.7
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 506
Write 417
Mixed 387
97% 437 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 45.3
159% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 154
139% 204 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 100%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
859GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 126 128 128 126 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
73.3% Very good
Read 128
Write 114
Mixed 80.7
SusWrite 127
83% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
213% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905701-003.A00G 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
45% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 12.9
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 14.7
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 45%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M BAZOOKA OPT BOOST (MS-7A79) Builds (Compare 65 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M BAZOOKA OPT BOOST (MS-7A79)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $280
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