MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 82.6%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.9% is a reasonable 3D score (GTX 1070 = 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months 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 (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$146 95,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	82.6% Excellent	1-Core 120 2-Core 236 84% 178 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 749 77% 608 Pts	64-Core 987 66% 987 Pts
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega 56-$300 28,775 User benchmarks, average bench 84% Sapphire(1DA2 E376) CLim: 1592 MHz, MLim: 700 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.1.2 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (190 fps cap detected)	52.9% Above average	Lighting 190 Reflection 195 Parallax 192 49% 192 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 187 Splatting 193 58% 188 fps
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 96%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SM2280S3G2120G 120GB 2,356 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: 59% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 89%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$86 458,148 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 58GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 299 297 284 267 250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^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: 76% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$53 404,454 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 949GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 170 168 170 171 170 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th 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: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$53 404,454 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 616GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 159 159 159 159 158 MB/s Performing as expected (47^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: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$75 219,865 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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: 59% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

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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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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 53%

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Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $133Bench 75%, 185,220 samples	1,104x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $235Bench 82%, 152,826 samples	274x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD $80Bench 62%, 58,824 samples	220x

GPU
RX 580AMD $167Bench 55%, 246,289 samples	595x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $270Bench 56%, 658,194 samples	201x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $150Bench 31%, 399,276 samples	179x

SSD
Green 240GB (2018)WD $40Bench 44%, 27,465 samples	290x
A400 240GBKingston $30Bench 64%, 68,384 samples	105x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 106%, 158,043 samples	87x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $75Bench 85%, 219,865 samples	195x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 8,308 samples	182x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 76%, 9,809 samples	98x

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Total price: $415

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $143	Nvidia GTX 1660 $220	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $86
Intel Core i5-9600K $219	Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti $270	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $102
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 $196	AMD RX 580 $167	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $195

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $75	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $88
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $42	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $799	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $75	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24