MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics11.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive225% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190924
Uptime6.2 Days
Run DateOct 29 '19 at 18:53
Run Duration199 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 81.8
1-Core 151
2-Core 294
95% 176 Pts
4-Core 568
8-Core 859
88% 713 Pts
64-Core 1073
66% 1073 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460 SE
EVGA(3842 1367) 1GB
CLim: 720 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
11.5% Very poor
Lighting 13
Reflection 15.3
Parallax 11.5
11% 13.3 fps
MRender 18.8
Gravity 13.4
Splatting 16.6
13% 16.2 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 11.5%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 888 890 881 909 880 798 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
225% Outstanding
Read 1,379
Write 925
Mixed 894
SusWrite 874
228% 1,018 MB/s
4K Read 61.6
4K Write 177
4K Mixed 80.5
290% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 883
DQ Mixed 224
283% 484 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 225%
Great: 242%
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB
954GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 430 427 421 427 116 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 467
Write 333
Mixed 358
SusWrite 372
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 40.6
160% 59.9 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 215
192% 287 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 104%
Great: 101%
Ct250mx5 0 250GB
205GB free
Firmware: 0103
SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 323 318 329 318 313 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 384
Write 326
Mixed 344
SusWrite 320
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 38.3
4K Mixed 26.6
86% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 53.7
DQ Write 53.8
DQ Mixed 56.9
42% 54.8 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 117%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
84.6% Excellent
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 23.8
MC Mixed 33
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 25.1
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 32.6
77% 27.1 GB/s
Latency 77.3
52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 710 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $517
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