MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory19 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 02 '21 at 01:51
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 way above expectations (88th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Memory 74
1-Core 123
2-Core 243
80% 147 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 754
73% 598 Pts
64-Core 987
61% 987 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 1977 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
36.9% Below average
Lighting 46.4
Reflection 52.1
Parallax 46.5
38% 48.3 fps
MRender 41.9
Gravity 46
Splatting 40.9
35% 42.9 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 298
Write 260
Mixed 258
61% 272 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 84
4K Mixed 39.5
136% 50.1 MB/s
DQ Read 197
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 192
150% 205 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 85%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
10GB free
Firmware: SBFKB1D2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 159 171 160 203 245 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
55.3% Above average
Read 296
Write 155
Mixed 202
SusWrite 210
48% 216 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 42.3
4K Mixed 23.4
93% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 47.9
DQ Write 51.5
DQ Mixed 45.3
35% 48.2 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 100%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24
259GB free
Firmware: SC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 86 86 87 86 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 101
Write 98.6
Mixed 54.2
SusWrite 85.8
62% 85 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 CMV8GX4M1A2133C15 CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
74.3% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 24.7
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.4
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 23.4
70% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 92.4
43% 92.4 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 44%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 40%
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Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

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