MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	70.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

17 days ago, 13 days ago, 13 days ago, 13 days ago, 12 days ago, 12 days ago, 12 days ago, 8 days ago, 8 days 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%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$200 40,829 User benchmarks, average bench 92% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	SC Int 116 SC Float 124 SC Mixed 120 96% 120 Pts	QC Int 450 QC Float 480 QC Mixed 466 105% 465 Pts	MC Int 965 MC Float 991 MC Mixed 987 147% 981 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega 56-$397 8,912 User benchmarks, average bench 108% Device(1DA2 E376) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1592 MHz, MLim: 700 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.1.2 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (190 fps cap detected)	70.4% Very good	Lighting 190 Reflection 195 Parallax 192 59% 192 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 187 Splatting 193 79% 188 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 126%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SM2280S3G2120G 120GB 1,804 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.W SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 145 134 132 123 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^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-$46 404,154 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 58GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 299 297 284 267 250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th 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: 73% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$58 296,748 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 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: 48% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$58 296,748 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 616GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 159 159 159 159 158 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th 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: 48% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$110 160,158 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^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: 47% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 67%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 65%

Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 88%, 72,319 samples	659x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $200Bench 92%, 40,829 samples	136x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $309Bench 100%, 74,238 samples	135x

GPU
RX 580AMD $175Bench 70%, 129,176 samples	336x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $230Bench 71%, 502,896 samples	143x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 38%, 292,589 samples	102x

SSD
Green 240GB (2018)WDBench 43%, 12,474 samples	145x
A400 240GBKingston $30Bench 65%, 31,135 samples	60x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $78Bench 108%, 81,299 samples	58x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $110Bench 83%, 160,158 samples	115x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 6,108 samples	104x
CL17-17-17 D4-2400 1x8GBUnknownBench 43%, 399 samples	50x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $435

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $360	Nvidia GTX 1070 $345	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $46
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $149	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $230	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $80
Intel Core i5-8600K $259	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $163

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $110	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $43
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $750	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $41	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $120	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12