MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	146% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	32.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '23 at 14:56
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 120 2-Core 217 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 686 66% 545 Pts	64-Core 701 43% 701 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti-$385 17,450 User benchmarks, average bench 145% MSI(1462 5173) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 4500 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 545.92 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 198 Reflection 186 Parallax 199 161% 194 fps	MRender 290 Gravity 163 Splatting 122 148% 192 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 156%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Blueray SSD 480GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 390GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 180 397 62 11 3.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Read 426 Write 362 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 110 51% 231 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 9.7 4K Mixed 0.6 25% 7.7 MB/s	DQ Read 82.2 DQ Write 12.7 DQ Mixed 0.7 12% 31.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 111%
Samsung 870 1TB 1,067 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 883GB free Firmware: 1B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 41 44 48 70 74 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27.5% Poor	Read 124 Write 35 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 55.7 14% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 56.3 4K Mixed 11.6 54% 24.6 MB/s	DQ Read 84.1 DQ Write 46.7 DQ Mixed 53.4 43% 61.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 120%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 133 142 133 133 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 116 Write 71.5 Mixed 81.4 SusWrite 135 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2666C19-8GIS 04CD F4-3000C16-8GISB 16GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.3% Good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 20.2 68% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 15.4 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 10: 0P 1R 1G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
10%	7%	59	197	25	144	27.2"	1920 1017	GSM5BB8 LG ULTRAGEAR

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) - $135

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	1,572x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	754x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	466x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	519x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	480x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	470x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	107x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	94x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	150x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	131x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	88x

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Total price: $480

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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