MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	91.6% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180620
Uptime	13.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '18 at 16:55
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 78.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 235 79% 143 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 726 73% 594 Pts	64-Core 939 58% 939 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3415) CLim: 1291 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Lighting 64.7 Reflection 67.4 Parallax 82.8 53% 71.6 fps	MRender 65.8 Gravity 62.4 Splatting 54.6 49% 60.9 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 253 244 243 247 242 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 328 Mixed 297 SusWrite 256 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 42.3 154% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 132 132% 205 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 97%
Samsung PM830 128GB 13,767 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 10GB free Firmware: CXM03D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 174 195 178 130 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 458 Write 139 Mixed 228 SusWrite 174 55% 250 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 57.1 4K Mixed 24.8 96% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 59.3 DQ Mixed 110 98% 154 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 452GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 106 110 109 110 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 92.9 Write 88.9 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 108 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 74%
Hitachi HUA5C3020ALA640 2TB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1.5TB free Firmware: ME0KR5A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 111 111 110 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 112 Write 109 Mixed 66.4 SusWrite 111 73% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67 46,617 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (96^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 27.7 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 24.5 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 83.4 48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 81%

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Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 40%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	321x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	84x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	54x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	169x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	77x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	30x

SSD
Green 240GB (2018)WD $42Bench 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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	37x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 10,940 samples	27x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $340

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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