MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.7% 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	203% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180620
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '21 at 22:05
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 75.5 1-Core 130 2-Core 249 83% 152 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 861 82% 679 Pts	64-Core 1,282 79% 1,282 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85B6) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.7% Above average	Lighting 72.7 Reflection 76.9 Parallax 69.8 59% 73.1 fps	MRender 67.5 Gravity 73.8 Splatting 69.5 58% 70.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 314 318 312 313 312 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 1,953 Write 1,176 Mixed 816 SusWrite 342 236% 1,072 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 65.7 220% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 895 DQ Write 716 DQ Mixed 820 610% 810 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 236%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 235GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 89 90 90 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	51% Above average	Read 88 Write 89.4 Mixed 90.3 SusWrite 89.1 66% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 76%
WD WD60PURX-64LZMY0 6TB 1,184 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 5.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 174 175 175 174 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 160 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 174 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 25GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 34.7 Write 22.4 Mixed 25.5 33% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.9 163% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 F4-2666C15-8GRR TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 F4-2666C15-8GRR 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	76.3% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 25 78% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 24.2 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 89.2 45% 89.2 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 93%

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	325x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	84x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	54x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	172x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	77x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	30x

SSD
Green 240GB (2018)WD $51Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	93x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
SU650 240GBAdata $70Bench 70%, 47,016 samples	18x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	38x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 10,940 samples	27x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $376

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16