MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics67.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive28.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200611
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '21 at 21:07
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 20%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 78.2
1-Core 109
2-Core 212
75% 133 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 648
64% 523 Pts
64-Core 877
54% 877 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
67.9% Good
Lighting 81.5
Reflection 113
Parallax 67.8
66% 87.6 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 80.4
Splatting 73.5
71% 88.7 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 54 54 26 113 48 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
28.4% Poor
Read 182
Write 38.7
Mixed 43.5
SusWrite 84.9
19% 87.4 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 18.5
4K Mixed 10.7
51% 15.8 MB/s
DQ Read 16.3
DQ Write 16.8
DQ Mixed 15.3
12% 16.1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 85%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29
75GB free
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 237 240 67 76 76 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 490
Write 426
Mixed 396
SusWrite 184
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 41.4
4K Mixed 23.1
98% 31.8 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 72.1
DQ Mixed 37.2
57% 112 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
86GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 96 98 99 99 100 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
69.3% Good
Read 143
Write 102
Mixed 74
SusWrite 98.5
77% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
MC Read 36.6
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 31.1
96% 33.5 GB/s
SC Read 24.7
SC Write 34
SC Mixed 26.9
82% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 83.9
48% 83.9 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 94%

 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)

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