MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	52.6% 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	208% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170502
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '17 at 18:03
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1400-$87 71,313 User benchmarks, average bench 61% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 68.3 1-Core 76.4 2-Core 153 58% 99.3 Pts	4-Core 332 8-Core 530 53% 431 Pts	64-Core 522 32% 522 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.6% Above average	Lighting 66.9 Reflection 63.2 Parallax 79.3 54% 69.8 fps	MRender 63.7 Gravity 62.8 Splatting 54.7 49% 60.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Asmedia AS2115 8TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 7TB free Firmware: 0 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 190 Write 190 Mixed 176 41% 185 MB/s	4K Read 0.99 4K Write 2.74 4K Mixed 0.66 4% 1.46 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 27%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,902 Write 1,308 Mixed 1,188 324% 1,466 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 34.3 156% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 93.9 DQ Mixed 51.6 56% 94.8 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 254%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 217 181 4116 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1074 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1080 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 40 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 20 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3033 (C2) HDA temperature 114 104 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	87.9% Excellent	Read 154 Write 152 Mixed 139 112% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.88 4K Write 2.36 4K Mixed 0.25 108% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 88%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1TB free Firmware: 0304 Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 90.4 Write 93.9 Mixed 58 60% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 5.72 4K Mixed 0.46 179% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 65%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB 7,384 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 142 Write 101 Mixed 61.4 118% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.48 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.1 51% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 1x8GB 7,164 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 13.3 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 12.7 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 45%

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 70%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: MSI B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) - $75

CPU
Ryzen 5 1400AMD $87Bench 61%, 71,313 samples	394x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	307x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	97x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	492x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	82x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	80x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	36x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	35x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	32x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 10,940 samples	80x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	73x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	50x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $372

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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