MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 122%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics137% 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.
Boot Drive92.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '21 at 19:38
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 87.7
1-Core 119
2-Core 246
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 479
8-Core 890
82% 684 Pts
64-Core 1,328
82% 1,328 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
137% Outstanding
Lighting 195
Reflection 186
Parallax 179
159% 187 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 141
Splatting 126
120% 151 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 137%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P180831a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 213 216 217 242 211 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 453
Mixed 434
SusWrite 212
88% 394 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 86.9
4K Mixed 45.6
167% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 124
118% 178 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 174 175 175 173 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 155
Mixed 85.8
SusWrite 170
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 101%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 44.4
MC Write 41.9
MC Mixed 34.2
115% 40.2 GB/s
SC Read 28.9
SC Write 36.9
SC Mixed 29.4
91% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 110%
Great: 128%

 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 742 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: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $340
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