MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics14.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive289% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220117
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 21 '22 at 08:10
Run Duration180 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 88.9
1-Core 95.1
2-Core 237
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 717
70% 572 Pts
64-Core 930
58% 930 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
Asus(1043 85F5) 2GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1577 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
14.4% Very poor
Lighting 17.5
Reflection 19.3
Parallax 18.8
14% 18.5 fps
MRender 16.5
Gravity 19.5
Splatting 17.4
15% 17.8 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.4%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1873 1593 1346 707 619 302 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
289% Outstanding
Read 2,498
Write 1,926
Mixed 172
SusWrite 1,073
313% 1,417 MB/s
4K Read 61.6
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 81.9
273% 94.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1039
DQ Write 713
DQ Mixed 577
512% 776 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 289%
Great: 311%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
45GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 449 455 449 108 139 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 454
Mixed 441
SusWrite 341
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 92.9
4K Mixed 53.3
173% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 277
234% 341 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 112%
Great: 123%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMN16GX4M2Z3200C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 46
MC Write 40.5
MC Mixed 36.5
117% 41 GB/s
SC Read 25.2
SC Write 39.9
SC Mixed 28
89% 31 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 112%
Great: 111%

 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 706 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $521
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