MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics65.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190125
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateDec 08 '19 at 21:31
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 81.6
1-Core 123
2-Core 246
83% 150 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 783
78% 637 Pts
64-Core 997
62% 997 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Zotac(19DA 3451) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2477 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
65.5% Good
Lighting 81.4
Reflection 78.4
Parallax 69.7
66% 76.5 fps
MRender 83.8
Gravity 74
Splatting 76.7
64% 78.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 62%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
554GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 130 135 128 141 140 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Read 156
Write 153
Mixed 80.2
SusWrite 134
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 34
MC Mixed 30.3
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.9
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 24
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 77.7
52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 96%

 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 706 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: 76% - Very good Total price: $550
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