MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.5% 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	45.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180620
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '19 at 03:11
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 72.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 234 78% 142 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 689 69% 563 Pts	64-Core 907 56% 907 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1386 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.10.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Lighting 73 Reflection 70.5 Parallax 91 60% 78.2 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 72.1 Splatting 58.5 54% 66.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$42 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 2.9 4 2.2 123 111 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 444 Write 368 Mixed 277 SusWrite 69.9 64% 290 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 27.9 4K Mixed 17.4 61% 20.3 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 87.2 DQ Mixed 28.3 41% 77.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 55%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 193 191 196 196 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 172 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 193 105% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%
WD easystore 25FA 2TB 545 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 452GB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 78 78 79 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 108 Write 78.3 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 78.1 106% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.3 164% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 60%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 582GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 38 Write 36.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 38.9 49% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 167% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GB 10,940 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	45.8% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 14.1 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 15 46% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 95 42% 95 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 48%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	54x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	170x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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