MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics82.2% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170622
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 04 '21 at 03:02
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Relative performance (0th percentile)
39% Below average
Memory 51.8
1-Core 41.8
2-Core 81.9
36% 58.5 Pts
4-Core 142
8-Core 262
24% 202 Pts
64-Core 385
24% 385 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 39%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.2% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 140
Parallax 95.2
85% 113 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 90.5
Splatting 83.8
77% 95.8 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 97 100 122 138 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Read 81.2
Write 82
Mixed 34.4
SusWrite 108
56% 76.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 108%
WD Game Drive 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 2630
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 33 35 35 35 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
23.7% Poor
Read 36
Write 35.3
Mixed 26.6
SusWrite 34.8
45% 33.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.6
141% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 23.7%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
65.4% Good
MC Read 27
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 25.9
72% 25 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 15.4
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 154
26% 154 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,546 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) - $75

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $372
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