MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	87.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 months ago, 7 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220725
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '23 at 14:50
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 83 1-Core 147 2-Core 293 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 919 92% 747 Pts	64-Core 1,171 72% 1,171 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9TB8W256G1001 256GB 1,158 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 158 154 135 131 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 464 Write 421 Mixed 237 SusWrite 152 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 81.2 4K Mixed 38.5 150% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 261 209% 295 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 97%
Hs-ssd-e100 512G 512GB 2,522 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4GB free Firmware: SN08979 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 454 Write 470 Mixed 432 101% 452 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 43.4 167% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 281 209% 274 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 99%
Sandisk SDIS6BM-256G-1006 256GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 28GB free Firmware: S0424A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 88 70 66 55 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 497 Write 443 Mixed 356 SusWrite 131 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 22.6 128% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 33.9 87% 176 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 70%
Samsung HD503HI 500GB-$41 8,190 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 92GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 76 76 75 72 69 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 73.2 Write 82.2 Mixed 46.4 SusWrite 73.4 50% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 169% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3600C17D4/8GX 2x8GB 13,018 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.6% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 21.6 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 20.1 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 121%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	23	3	165	0"	1280 720

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Typical B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 745 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 44%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 40%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	324x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	84x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	54x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	171x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	77x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	30x

SSD
Green 240GB (2018)WD $50Bench 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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	38x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 10,940 samples	27x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $367

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16