MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	19.8% 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 Drive	128% 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.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	15 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161014
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '20 at 20:26
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	ZWE-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 83.4 1-Core 119 2-Core 238 82% 147 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 448 60% 448 Pts	64-Core 464 29% 464 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B37) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	19.8% Very poor	Lighting 21.1 Reflection 41.3 Parallax 22 17% 28.1 fps	MRender 40.5 Gravity 17.7 Splatting 32.1 25% 30.1 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLN512HMJP-000L7 512GB 1,631 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 336GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAV22L6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 405 380 391 388 390 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 448 Mixed 369 SusWrite 399 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 64.3 217% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 361 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 604GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 157 157 157 158 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 159 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 157 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 84GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 125 125 126 125 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 152 Write 47.4 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 124 73% 99 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 88%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 97GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 54 55 56 56 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 96 Write 97.4 Mixed 54.1 SusWrite 54.9 56% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 62%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB-$121 12,330 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 178GB free Firmware: CV22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 126 126 126 126 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 108 Write 107 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 125 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBR2 859B CB4GU2400.C8FT 859B CB4GU2400.C8FT Samsung M378A5244CB0-CRC 20GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80% Excellent	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 26.6 82% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 23.7 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 80%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) - $135

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $93Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	1,576x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	758x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	467x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	521x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	480x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	473x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	107x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	95x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	150x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	131x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	89x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $478

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16