MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190125
Uptime6.9 Days
Run DateJul 05 '20 at 20:05
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 86.7
1-Core 111
2-Core 226
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 668
69% 556 Pts
64-Core 909
56% 909 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 117
Parallax 246
109% 166 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 130
Splatting 163
114% 136 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 109%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 279 260 252 242 233 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 487
Mixed 467
SusWrite 273
97% 432 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 96.2
4K Mixed 55.2
184% 64.1 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 370
279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 111%
Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
163GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 179 177 180 180 180 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 171
Mixed 103
SusWrite 179
115% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion+ 1TB
247GB free
Firmware: 0502
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 73 74 74 74 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
42.3% Average
Read 73.2
Write 46.5
Mixed 44.7
SusWrite 73.8
44% 59.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 43.8
MC Write 40.2
MC Mixed 34.7
113% 39.6 GB/s
SC Read 25.1
SC Write 40.7
SC Mixed 29.1
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 108%
Great: 107%

 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 704 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer

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

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