MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.4% 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 Drive	32.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 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, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190722
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '20 at 05:00
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$185 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 84 1-Core 124 2-Core 243 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 725 75% 602 Pts	64-Core 961 60% 961 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.4% Above average	Lighting 73.9 Reflection 74.3 Parallax 65.7 60% 71.3 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 71.4 58% 70.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8120G 120GB 7,130 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 81 35 42 47 31 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32.5% Below average	Read 41.8 Write 198 Mixed 19.8 SusWrite 53.8 18% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 12.3 4K Write 51.9 4K Mixed 22.9 76% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 54.5 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 168 105% 114 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 87%
WD Re 2TB (2012)-$25 5,893 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 929GB free Firmware: 01.01K02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 125 126 124 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 161 Write 131 Mixed 99.8 SusWrite 125 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1 211% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB 8,400 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (91^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.2% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 16.3 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 18 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 57%

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

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 64%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	181x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	89x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $199Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	67x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	63x
RX 580AMD $140Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	50x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia $143Bench 76%, 318,562 samples	47x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	28x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	22x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	22x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	41x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	21x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $514

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16