MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35.7% 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 Drive113% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161205
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 23 '18 at 22:11
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 140
2-Core 250
91% 161 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 703
71% 577 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1210 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
35.7% Below average
Lighting 40.7
Reflection 58.9
Parallax 56.5
33% 52 fps
MRender 59.8
Gravity 40.4
Splatting 49.5
41% 49.9 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 696
Write 360
Mixed 479
113% 512 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 39.2
170% 68.5 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 373
DQ Mixed 54.5
99% 188 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 113%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
546GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Read 152
Write 121
Mixed 121
99% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.02
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.13
74% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
68.5% Good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 25.2
MC Mixed 20.3
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 22.5
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 97%

 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 4,178 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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