MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics36.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170502
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 18 '20 at 00:30
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1400-$87
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
67.1% Good
Memory 71.4
1-Core 97.4
2-Core 189
67% 119 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 516
53% 427 Pts
64-Core 516
32% 516 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1210 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.1.1
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
36.9% Below average
Lighting 42
Reflection 60.4
Parallax 59.2
34% 53.9 fps
MRender 61
Gravity 44.1
Splatting 50.7
42% 51.9 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 47%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
707GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 115 123 143 138 144 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87% Excellent
Read 176
Write 157
Mixed 111
SusWrite 127
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
41.7% Average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 12.8
MC Mixed 14
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 14
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 98.1
41% 98.1 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 52%

 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 1,544 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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