MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85.3% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190722
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '21 at 16:38
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 88.2 1-Core 118 2-Core 235 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 749 74% 604 Pts	64-Core 956 59% 956 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.2.2 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	55% Above average	Lighting 69.8 Reflection 64.5 Parallax 93.1 57% 75.8 fps	MRender 70.8 Gravity 73.5 Splatting 49.8 52% 64.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 480GB 16,899 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 261GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFMJ1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 453 463 474 471 472 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 175 Write 106 Mixed 89.9 SusWrite 459 47% 207 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 68.3 4K Mixed 40.7 114% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 217 188% 276 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 100%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 60GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 401 402 403 401 401 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 493 Write 401 Mixed 304 SusWrite 401 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 68.2 4K Mixed 27.8 107% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 161 129% 187 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 86%
Patriot Burst 120GB 15,567 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 13GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 480 Write 274 Mixed 319 79% 358 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 80 4K Mixed 31.9 136% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 182 160% 237 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 88%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 465GB free Firmware: CR100-10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 76 76 78 77 80 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 79.6 Write 80 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 77.5 53% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 11,954 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 43.6 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 34.6 113% 39.5 GB/s	SC Read 25.5 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 28.1 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 64%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	179x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	41x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	21x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $521

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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