MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	62.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190709
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 22 '22 at 14:13
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 71.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 271 88% 163 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 962 92% 757 Pts	64-Core 1,451 90% 1,451 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397D) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.77 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	62.1% Good	Lighting 59.9 Reflection 81.3 Parallax 94.8 49% 78.7 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 103 Splatting 88.8 88% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z44101 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,876 Write 1,699 Mixed 1,340 364% 1638 MB/s	4K Read 60.4 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 85.2 286% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,058 DQ Write 764 DQ Mixed 246 364% 689 MB/s
Poor: 118% Great: 277%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 497GB 5,027 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 106GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 410 254 247 190 186 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 486 Mixed 434 SusWrite 288 96% 430 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 48 164% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 368 276% 368 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 183 200 203 205 201 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 166 Mixed 75 SusWrite 198 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.6% Good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 26.2 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 23.6 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 98.2 41% 98.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 104%

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

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 64%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	179x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	88x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	67x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	63x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	50x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia $143Bench 76%, 318,562 samples	47x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	26x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	22x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	22x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	61x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	41x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	21x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $550

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16