MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics51.5% 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 Drive39.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory1.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180620
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '20 at 02:56
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
68.9% Good
Memory 73.7
1-Core 109
2-Core 192
71% 125 Pts
4-Core 345
8-Core 628
58% 486 Pts
64-Core 770
48% 770 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1386 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51.5% Above average
Lighting 65.5
Reflection 21.6
Parallax 77.5
53% 54.8 fps
MRender 60.4
Gravity 65.2
Splatting 52.3
48% 59.3 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 2.4 3.3 118 113 20 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
39.4% Below average
Read 400
Write 322
Mixed 294
SusWrite 72.4
61% 272 MB/s
4K Read 15.3
4K Write 24.8
4K Mixed 11.4
51% 17.2 MB/s
DQ Read 80.4
DQ Write 86.3
DQ Mixed 31.5
38% 66.1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 55%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 195 195 194 195 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 183
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 194
107% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.6
157% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 110%
Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 9401
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 199 202 185 170 200 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 17% Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
35.6% Below average
MC Read 13.7
MC Write 10.2
MC Mixed 12.7
35% 12.2 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 9.2
SC Mixed 10.9
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 93.1
43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 44%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

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