MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99.2% 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 Drive	43.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180806
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '22 at 20:33
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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-$189 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 82.3 1-Core 123 2-Core 225 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 715 70% 573 Pts	64-Core 934 58% 934 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4009) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.2% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 111 Parallax 125 98% 119 fps	MRender 169 Gravity 110 Splatting 103 101% 127 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 91 4.7 31 124 7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 492 Write 425 Mixed 423 SusWrite 99.4 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 8.6 4K Mixed 0.6 52% 13.4 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 4.7 DQ Mixed 44.9 44% 74.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 100%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 51GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 396 373 375 373 374 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 474 Mixed 448 SusWrite 382 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 57.1 188% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 357 DQ Mixed 366 276% 369 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 128%
Seagate IronWolf 1TB (2016)-$57 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 123GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 103 105 104 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 130 Write 137 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 103 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 52,667 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (88^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	98.5% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 32.7 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 25 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 28 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 103%

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Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 40%

Speed boat

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 $36Bench 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: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $361

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