MSI B150M BAZOOKA PLUS (MS-7A46)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A46
Motherboard	MSI B150M BAZOOKA PLUS (MS-7A46) (all builds)
Memory	7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 27 '20 at 23:15
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 87.1 1-Core 123 2-Core 196 79% 135 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 506 54% 433 Pts	64-Core 520 32% 520 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 494 Write 354 Mixed 107 70% 318 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 68.5 4K Mixed 38.9 134% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 94.2 DQ Mixed 111 106% 172 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 201GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 127 140 135 118 117 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 165 Write 173 Mixed 39 SusWrite 129 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30BESBK.8FD 2x8GB 12,876 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	64.9% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 19.6 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 20.8 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 107%

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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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Typical B150M BAZOOKA PLUS (MS-7A46) Builds (Compare 597 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA PLUS (MS-7A46)

CPU
Core i5-6402PIntelBench 68%, 15,913 samples	135x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	114x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	80x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	101x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	98x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	76x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	20x
SD8SBBU120G1122 120GBSandiskBench 47%, 2,087 samples	20x
Fury 240GBHyperX $193Bench 71%, 27,826 samples	18x

RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	50x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	21x
PSD44G213381 2x4GBPatriotBench 71%, 1,250 samples	15x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $193

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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