MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics56.9% 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 Drive96.2% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191203
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 30 '20 at 05:13
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF-$97
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
79.7% Very good
Memory 87.1
1-Core 119
2-Core 237
83% 148 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 739
67% 564 Pts
64-Core 976
60% 976 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Lighting 69.5
Reflection 70.3
Parallax 61.4
57% 67 fps
MRender 71.8
Gravity 67.3
Splatting 71
57% 70 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$82
434GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q1204A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 127 128 132 114 131 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 445
Mixed 345
SusWrite 172
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 79.5
4K Mixed 51
166% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 127
154% 268 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 127%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30
466GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 100 101 103 104 102 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Read 101
Write 96.1
Mixed 42.8
SusWrite 102
62% 85.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 61%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 32GB
22GB free, PID 1665
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.2 3 3 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
1.63% Terrible
Read 6.3
Write 3.8
Mixed 4.8
SusWrite 3.2
6% 4.53 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
0% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 1.63%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 44.3
MC Write 42.2
MC Mixed 35.7
116% 40.7 GB/s
SC Read 27
SC Write 41.4
SC Mixed 32
96% 33.5 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 112%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 706 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 64%
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Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $521
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