MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.1% 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	82.2% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 8 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	6.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
OS	Windows 8
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '17 at 17:37
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 134 2-Core 261 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 710 75% 597 Pts	64-Core 712 44% 712 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Lighting 64.5 Reflection 72 Parallax 63.5 52% 66.6 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 64.9 Splatting 55.1 51% 63.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba A100 120GB 1,960 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA10.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2772 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 148 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 186 186 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 32 (C2) HDA temperature 66 59 176094969890	82.2% Excellent	Read 274 Write 424 Mixed 484 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 10.4 110% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 18.8 99% 224 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 89%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 215GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 117282120 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 899 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 147287232 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 19206 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 638 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 6 (BD) vendor-specific 93 93 7 (BE) vendor-specific 62 54 706543654 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 191 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 88 88 24058 (C2) HDA temperature 38 46 68719476774 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -113464446009218 (F1) Unknown 100 253 71121812396 (F2) Unknown 100 253 73807192928	86.6% Excellent	Read 122 Write 179 Mixed 138 110% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 5.43 4K Mixed 0.83 226% 2.35 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x4GB-$48 7,720 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 22.8 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 24.6 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 59.3 67% 59.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 80%

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

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) - $135

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	1,566x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	750x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	465x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	513x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	479x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	469x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	107x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	94x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	149x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	130x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	87x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $504

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16