MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.1% 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	91.9% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	14.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '19 at 20:23
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 90.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 256 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 684 73% 580 Pts	64-Core 743 46% 743 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 92%

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: 17.11.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Lighting 73.2 Reflection 69.4 Parallax 101 60% 81.3 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 70.1 Splatting 56.5 52% 64.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAV256TBN-1AR15ABHA 256GB 4,569 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPC0T12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 388 292 149 146 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 411 Mixed 348 SusWrite 251 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 40 152% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 290 212% 275 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 91%
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 110GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 96 147 93 96 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 453 Write 372 Mixed 360 SusWrite 131 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 23 133% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 33.9 81% 163 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 71%
Apricorn SATAWire 6G 256GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 238GB free Firmware: 1411 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 151 151 151 151 149 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 387 Write 144 Mixed 205 SusWrite 148 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 3.4 41% 9.57 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 74%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 652GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 110 110 110 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 151 Write 73.1 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 110 70% 96.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 107% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 109%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 125 121 123 124 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 106 Write 144 Mixed 85.6 SusWrite 123 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.8 206% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 65%
MICRONET FANTOM DRIVE 2TB 254 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 1.5TB free, PID 1340 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 43 43 43 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Read 38.9 Write 42.5 Mixed 35 SusWrite 42.6 55% 39.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 71% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 21.9 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 23.2 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 97%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $89Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	1,578x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	760x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	467x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	521x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	480x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	473x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	107x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	95x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	150x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	131x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	89x

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Total price: $474

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16