MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	118% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '20 at 15:11
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 84.4 1-Core 130 2-Core 260 87% 158 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 793 79% 646 Pts	64-Core 1,020 63% 1,020 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 3FFC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 155 Parallax 2 127% 104 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 128 Splatting 114 112% 141 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,543 Write 1,853 Mixed 1,434 430% 1,943 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 81.8 272% 94.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,099 DQ Write 879 DQ Mixed 545 529% 841 MB/s
Poor: 147% Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 238GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 123 114 123 122 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 158 Write 150 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 120 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 41.9 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 34.8 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 27.7 SC Write 35 SC Mixed 28.9 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

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Gaming 70%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 64%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	179x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	88x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	67x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	63x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	50x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia $143Bench 76%, 318,562 samples	47x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	26x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	22x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	22x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	61x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	41x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	21x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $550

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16