MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 168%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 170%
UFO
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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics177% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive295% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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 (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200611
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 02 '21 at 04:43
Run Duration192 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 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Memory 81.9
1-Core 153
2-Core 310
97% 182 Pts
4-Core 586
8-Core 1,057
99% 822 Pts
64-Core 1,447
90% 1,447 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
177% Outstanding
Lighting 244
Reflection 222
Parallax 260
199% 242 fps
MRender 287
Gravity 244
Splatting 187
190% 239 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 177%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
300GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 846 654 656 660 659 649 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
295% Outstanding
Read 2,545
Write 2,340
Mixed 1,623
SusWrite 687
401% 1,799 MB/s
4K Read 66.8
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 90.7
306% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,356
DQ Write 1,168
DQ Mixed 1,251
940% 1,258 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 295%
Great: 340%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 208 215 205 216 207 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 76% Great: 136%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
MC Read 37.8
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 37.5
95% 33.1 GB/s
SC Read 27.8
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 38.3
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 77.1
52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 114%

 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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