MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	39.9% 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	24.5% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190722
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '20 at 17:44
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 86.8 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 689 71% 570 Pts	64-Core 894 55% 894 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 8D92) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39.9% Below average	Lighting 59.3 Reflection 56.5 Parallax 49.3 48% 55 fps	MRender 45.5 Gravity 52.7 Splatting 0.09 24% 32.7 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 255 25 16 31 33 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	24.5% Poor	Read 123 Write 97.7 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 102 23% 102 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 19.7 4K Mixed 10.3 42% 14 MB/s	DQ Read 11.9 DQ Write 15.6 DQ Mixed 13.3 10% 13.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 102%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,268 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 436GB free, PID b206 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 78 79 77 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 57.2 Write 63.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 78.3 78% 57 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30AESEK.M8FE 1x8GB 2,547 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 16.7 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 18.7 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 58%

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

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 64%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	179x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	88x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	67x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	63x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	50x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia $143Bench 76%, 318,562 samples	47x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	26x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	22x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	22x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	61x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	41x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	21x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $521

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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