MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	92.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '19 at 23:27
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (60^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 2600-$150 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 73.3 1-Core 117 2-Core 229 77% 140 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 660 60% 505 Pts	64-Core 923 57% 923 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 868A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.2% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 118 Parallax 110 96% 115 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 100 Splatting 81.9 84% 107 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 97%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 359GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 487 Write 275 Mixed 303 78% 355 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 30.9 131% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 254 216% 317 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Liteon CA1-8D128 128GB 760 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 119GB free Firmware: B872202 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,110 Write 495 Mixed 639 164% 748 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 65 218% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 559 DQ Write 545 DQ Mixed 492 386% 532 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 135%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Ramaxel RMUA5120MB86H9F2400 4x4GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 26 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 26.9 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 94 42% 94 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 80%

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Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 79%

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Workstation 40%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	324x
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	171x
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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	38x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 10,940 samples	27x

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Total price: $367

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16