MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180806
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '19 at 14:19
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 87.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 248 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 755 76% 617 Pts	64-Core 991 61% 991 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% Sapphire(1DA2 E376) CLim: 1592 MHz, MLim: 700 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.1.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56% Above average	Lighting 63.5 Reflection 75 Parallax 60 52% 66.1 fps	MRender 88 Gravity 62.4 Splatting 84 64% 78.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SM2280S3G2120G 120GB 4,240 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.W SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 145 134 132 123 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 510 Write 197 Mixed 101 SusWrite 136 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 37.3 147% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 131 129% 209 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 89%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 58GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 299 297 284 267 250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 495 Mixed 412 SusWrite 302 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 62.3 211% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 370 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 949GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 170 168 170 171 170 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 134 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 167 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 616GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 159 159 159 159 158 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 126 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 158 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 33.2 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 38.4 SC Mixed 28.1 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	325x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	84x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	54x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	172x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	77x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	30x

SSD
Green 240GB (2018)WD $50Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	93x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
SU650 240GBAdata $70Bench 70%, 47,016 samples	18x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	38x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 10,940 samples	27x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $378

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $539	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16