MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics80.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory19.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180424
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 16 '18 at 13:56
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 76.9
1-Core 118
2-Core 236
79% 144 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 757
76% 616 Pts
64-Core 884
55% 884 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
PNY(196E 119D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.6% Excellent
Lighting 99.5
Reflection 109
Parallax 105
81% 104 fps
MRender 99.6
Gravity 93.4
Splatting 98.3
80% 97.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Read 138
Write 135
Mixed 131
101% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.17
4K Mixed 0.25
93% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 84%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64
854GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
49.8% Average
Read 96.4
Write 76.8
Mixed 87.2
66% 86.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 2.38
4K Mixed 0.37
114% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 57%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
668GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 149
Mixed 142
118% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 2.25
4K Mixed 0.28
103% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 F4-2133C15-8GVR F4-2133C15-8GVR 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
57% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 18.1
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 20.2
56% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 86.4
46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 57%
Great: 74%

 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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