MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics14.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive18% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
Very high background CPU (84%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime9 Days
Run DateDec 12 '18 at 09:46
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 84%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
42% Average
Memory 30.1
1-Core 69.8
2-Core 155
43% 85 Pts
4-Core 308
8-Core 316
42% 312 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 42%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
14.6% Very poor
Lighting 17.9
Reflection 23.6
Parallax 17.3
15% 19.6 fps
MRender 13.4
Gravity 18.7
Splatting 20.4
15% 17.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 14.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 118 107 101 49 63 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
18% Very poor
Read 8.1
Write 81.8
Mixed 131
SusWrite 99.8
19% 80.2 MB/s
4K Read 5.5
4K Write 14.8
4K Mixed 8.5
27% 9.6 MB/s
DQ Read 35.2
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 97.3
66% 79.2 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 18%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 141 155 183 182 177 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Read 116
Write 112
Mixed 63.6
SusWrite 163
83% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
58.5% Above average
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 23
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 4.9
SC Write 12.6
SC Mixed 6.5
23% 8 GB/s
Latency 254
16% 254 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) Builds (Compare 4,181 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $489
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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