MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics29.7% 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 Drive51.4% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20180620
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 28 '19 at 16:09
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU 44%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
68.7% Good
Memory 71.3
1-Core 117
2-Core 187
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 668
61% 512 Pts
64-Core 899
56% 899 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
29.7% Poor
Lighting 36.9
Reflection 27.5
Parallax 33.6
30% 32.7 fps
MRender 37.6
Gravity 34.9
Splatting 34.2
29% 35.6 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 29.7%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ CACHE-SYNAPSE 64GB
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 88 97 95 93 94 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
51.4% Above average
Read 149
Write 90
Mixed 124
SusWrite 94.8
26% 114 MB/s
4K Read 14.2
4K Write 86.8
4K Mixed 31.1
107% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 114
92% 130 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
215GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 102 96 96 91 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
69.9% Good
Read 147
Write 116
Mixed 71.5
SusWrite 96.8
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 1x8GB-$25
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
50.8% Above average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 15.1
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 16.6
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 98.5
41% 98.5 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 743 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $363
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