MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics90.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 07 '21 at 12:43
Run Duration215 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 104
2-Core 206
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 799
71% 601 Pts
64-Core 1,102
68% 1,102 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$296
Asus(1043 873F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.9% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 125
Parallax 101
94% 114 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 94.8
Splatting 90.6
84% 105 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,526
Write 2,330
Mixed 1,820
495% 2,225 MB/s
4K Read 65.3
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 86.7
286% 98.3 MB/s
DQ Read 951
DQ Write 694
DQ Mixed 797
602% 814 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
242GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 163 158 175 176 183 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 156
Mixed 70.4
SusWrite 172
101% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 113%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB
2TB free, PID 25e2
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 36 36 36 37 37 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
16.6% Very poor
Read 34.9
Write 34.6
Mixed 30
SusWrite 36.5
46% 34 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.3
51% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 16.6%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 43.9
MC Write 40.7
MC Mixed 33.2
112% 39.3 GB/s
SC Read 27
SC Write 37.6
SC Mixed 27.9
88% 30.8 GB/s
Latency 73
55% 73 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%

 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 710 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: 80% - Excellent Total price: $519
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