MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.2% 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 Drive	102% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190722
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 08 '20 at 19:04
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 2600X-$189 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 79.7 1-Core 124 2-Core 250 83% 151 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 774 77% 626 Pts	64-Core 992 61% 992 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341B) CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	48.2% Average	Lighting 59.1 Reflection 65.3 Parallax 85.1 48% 69.8 fps	MRender 64.7 Gravity 59.1 Splatting 55 48% 59.6 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 408GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 259 258 258 259 258 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 485 Mixed 352 SusWrite 276 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 83.1 4K Mixed 46.7 160% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 252 214% 313 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 111%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 242GB free Firmware: MS2OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 132 133 132 132 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 133 Write 104 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 130 72% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 221GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 160 159 156 159 161 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 126 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 159 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 112%
SAMSUNG HD103SI 1TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 570GB free, PID 0400 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 27 Mixed 34 SusWrite 21.8 40% 30.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 51%
SAMSUNG HD103SI 1TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 166GB free, PID 0400 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 23 23 23 23 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 34.3 Write 37.3 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 22.6 44% 32.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 118% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8266.M8FD 1x8GB 3,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	48.8% Average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 14.6 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 15.9 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 81 49% 81 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 50%

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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 $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	180x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	88x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	67x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 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	27x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	22x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	22x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	41x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	21x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16