MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	103% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '18 at 21:16
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$248 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 139 2-Core 250 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 729 72% 591 Pts	64-Core 757 47% 757 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98 11,843 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 698 Write 318 Mixed 435 106% 484 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 27 158% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 46.7 84% 159 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$46 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 322GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 172 4266 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 625 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 621 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 84 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 12 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2085 (C2) HDA temperature 123 114 24 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	51.3% Above average	Read 91.1 Write 87.2 Mixed 90 67% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.28 113% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 174GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 69 (03) Spinup time 128 128 21494825245 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 500 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2951 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 413 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 500 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 500 (C2) HDA temperature 230 230 163210002458 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	92.8% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 123 Mixed 111 108% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.19 82% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	68.9% Good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 21.1 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 19.7 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 97%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 31%

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

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $70Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	1,581x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	772x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	469x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	523x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	486x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	474x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	107x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	95x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	152x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	132x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	93x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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