MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics76.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive347% 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 V2 (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191203
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '21 at 14:57
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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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 2700-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.65 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 74.4
1-Core 112
2-Core 225
76% 137 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 862
77% 652 Pts
64-Core 1,243
77% 1,243 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.5% Very good
Lighting 98.9
Reflection 93.1
Parallax 88.4
81% 93.5 fps
MRender 92.5
Gravity 87.6
Splatting 75.3
69% 85.1 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
58GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 306 306 310 317 318 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
335GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 36 38 38 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
347% Outstanding
Read 4,612
Write 41
Mixed 78.4
SusWrite 36.6
248% 1,192 MB/s
4K Read 398
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 3.1
608% 134 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 347%
Great: 353%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 153 154 155 153 154 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Read 159
Write 156
Mixed 105
SusWrite 154
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.9% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 24.5
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 23.5
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 91.6
44% 91.6 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 706 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $550
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