MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	79.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	94.9% 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	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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 31 '20 at 22:08
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 72.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 280 88% 165 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 779 81% 649 Pts	64-Core 1,001 62% 1,001 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.6% Very good	Lighting 93.9 Reflection 95 Parallax 85.6 76% 91.5 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 109 Splatting 80.5 86% 108 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900J13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 448 184 7.9 7.9 368 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 463 Mixed 394 SusWrite 245 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 43.5 160% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 199 179% 266 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 91%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 191GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 470 494 495 427 343 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 496 Mixed 452 SusWrite 452 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 65.1 218% 76.8 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 374 281% 376 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 11,954 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.2% Good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 26.7 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 25.5 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 95.3 42% 95.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 107%

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

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Gaming 70%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 64%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	179x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 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 $130Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	41x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	21x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $550

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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