MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics28.2% 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 Drive42.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime14.4 Days
Run DateAug 08 '18 at 16:36
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 109
2-Core 216
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 414
57% 420 Pts
64-Core 421
26% 421 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 375.63
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
28.2% Poor
Lighting 34.9
Reflection 25.9
Parallax 31.8
28% 30.9 fps
MRender 37.9
Gravity 32.7
Splatting 32.1
28% 34.2 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 120GB-$14
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0831C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 63 51 56 26 27 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
42.2% Average
Read 448
Write 372
Mixed 327
SusWrite 74
68% 305 MB/s
4K Read 12.5
4K Write 84
4K Mixed 1.2
65% 32.6 MB/s
DQ Read 83.2
DQ Write 16.8
DQ Mixed 20.8
23% 40.3 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 88%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
324GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 166 157 150 170 170 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Read 143
Write 133
Mixed 22.3
SusWrite 160
82% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
170% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 107%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$78
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 140 141 144 144 143 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Read 147
Write 130
Mixed 79.6
SusWrite 142
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 25.2
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 24.5
68% 24 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) Builds (Compare 4,170 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $504
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