MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics49.7% 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 Drive46.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190724
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 27 '20 at 15:53
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 29%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 69
1-Core 121
2-Core 240
78% 143 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 718
68% 566 Pts
64-Core 924
57% 924 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 73%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.3
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49.7% Average
Lighting 61.9
Reflection 61.3
Parallax 79.8
50% 67.7 fps
MRender 63.6
Gravity 64.1
Splatting 51.8
48% 59.8 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFA12.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 130 30 44 55 33 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
46.8% Average
Read 433
Write 144
Mixed 331
SusWrite 59.2
53% 242 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 43.1
4K Mixed 1.2
72% 25.3 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 22.4
DQ Mixed 17.5
46% 105 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 90%
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45
334GB free
Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2058 2154 1470 767 773 768 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
239% Outstanding
Read 1,429
Write 2,141
Mixed 1,500
SusWrite 1,332
362% 1,601 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 59.3
197% 72.7 MB/s
DQ Read 988
DQ Write 781
DQ Mixed 948
692% 906 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 239%
Great: 277%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
452GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 185 188 183 187 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 177
Mixed 88.7
SusWrite 185
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 106%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.7% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 24.8
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 18.8
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 104
39% 104 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 743 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $363
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