MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics37.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive39.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 11 '22 at 12:17
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 21%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
68.1% Good
Memory 69.1
1-Core 103
2-Core 207
70% 126 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 587
58% 474 Pts
64-Core 775
48% 775 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.8.2
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
37.5% Below average
Lighting 43.3
Reflection 59.2
Parallax 66.8
35% 56.4 fps
MRender 59.1
Gravity 53.9
Splatting 43.5
42% 52.2 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$52
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF430400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 92 45 46 31 29 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
39.9% Below average
Read 397
Write 337
Mixed 289
SusWrite 67.6
61% 273 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 26
4K Mixed 10.7
54% 18 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 71.1
DQ Mixed 35.4
41% 72.4 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 55%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$55
323GB free
Firmware: AX001U
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 84 84 83 83 84 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
48.5% Average
Read 86
Write 106
Mixed 35
SusWrite 82.9
56% 77.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3000 CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.1% Very good
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 26.2
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 27.3
SC Mixed 22.8
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 101%

 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 711 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)

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