MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	44.9% 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	86.7% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190722
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '21 at 02:44
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 79.4 1-Core 124 2-Core 247 83% 150 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 728 75% 603 Pts	64-Core 986 61% 986 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341B) CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.9% Average	Lighting 55.8 Reflection 60.5 Parallax 78.9 46% 65.1 fps	MRender 59.9 Gravity 60 Splatting 44.3 44% 54.7 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 343GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 258 259 259 227 228 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 341 Write 321 Mixed 285 SusWrite 251 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 46.3 151% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 256 186% 240 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 111%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 172GB free Firmware: MS2OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 119 123 123 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 111 Write 108 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 122 66% 92 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 267GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 183 181 183 183 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 126 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 181 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 173 170 173 172 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 129 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 171 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 97%
SAMSUNG HD103SI 1TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 135GB free, PID 0400 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 107 107 107 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 82.8 Write 89 Mixed 43.9 SusWrite 107 110% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 51%
SAMSUNG HD103SI 1TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 105GB free, PID 0400 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 101 101 101 101 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	47% Average	Read 116 Write 130 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 101 136% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 125% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 51%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB 2,737 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 12GB free, PID 007a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 3.2 8.4 8.3 9 7.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5.8 Write 1 SusWrite 6.8 6% 4.53 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 7%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 3TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 96 95 96 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 97.6 Write 97.9 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 96.1 128% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8266.M8FD 1x8GB 3,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 14.5 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 16.8 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 81.7 49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 50%

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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 $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	179x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 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: 76% - Very good

Total price: $550

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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