MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	71.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	181% 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.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '24 at 13:00
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	39%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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-$88 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 69.8 1-Core 130 2-Core 253 81% 151 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 788 78% 638 Pts	64-Core 999 62% 999 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 21C4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 551.76 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.7% Very good	Lighting 89.8 Reflection 88.2 Parallax 82.8 73% 86.9 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 77.5 Splatting 69.9 69% 86.7 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 76%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-256G-1001 256GB 6,246 User benchmarks, average bench 164% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11170101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 455 456 465 453 451 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1,584 Write 1,788 Mixed 1,444 SusWrite 458 296% 1,319 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 55 192% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 925 DQ Write 454 DQ Mixed 435 391% 605 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 228%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GU7CJR8N-VK 2x8GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.7% Good	MC Read 29 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 27.8 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 23.3 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 87%

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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	70	58	60	27"	1280 720	SAM707F LF27T35

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 70%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) - $75

CPU
Ryzen 5 1400AMD $87Bench 61%, 71,313 samples	395x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	308x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	97x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	492x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	82x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	80x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	36x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	35x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	32x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 10,940 samples	80x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	73x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	50x

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Total price: $368

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16