MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics117% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191129
Uptime4.2 Days
Run DateAug 11 '20 at 22:36
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 71.9
1-Core 143
2-Core 272
87% 162 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 797
77% 635 Pts
64-Core 1,013
63% 1,013 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
117% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 145
Parallax 154
128% 152 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 132
Splatting 103
109% 138 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 117%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
613GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 98 118 115 112 118 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Read 168
Write 164
Mixed 87
SusWrite 111
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 109%
WD My Book 1230 4TB
593GB free, PID 1230
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 86 86 87 86 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
37.1% Below average
Read 80.5
Write 81.5
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 85.8
109% 79.6 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
106% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 60%
WD My Book 1230 4TB
344GB free, PID 1230
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 34 34 34 34 34 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
15.5% Very poor
Read 33.3
Write 30.5
Mixed 25.8
SusWrite 33.8
42% 30.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
61% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 15.5%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF1X08JEEE36-12-K 8GBF2X04JEEE36-12-K 8GBF1X08JEEE36-12-K 8GBF2X04JEEE36-12-K 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.2% Good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 27.9
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 25
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 96.9
41% 96.9 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,546 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) - $75

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $372
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