MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.6% 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 Drive109% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 16 '19 at 11:04
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 127
2-Core 220
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 703
67% 555 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1386 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
56.6% Above average
Lighting 71.3
Reflection 71.2
Parallax 99.2
58% 80.5 fps
MRender 70.8
Gravity 72.3
Splatting 57.3
54% 66.8 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OEMSSD240GB 240GB
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 321 288 294 299 298 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 471
Write 404
Mixed 371
SusWrite 318
88% 391 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 52.6
180% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 104
144% 263 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$43
134GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 103 104 104 104 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
54.3% Above average
Read 86
Write 88
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 103
62% 84.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 70%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$54
60GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 101 102 102 103 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
49.5% Average
Read 70.5
Write 72.5
Mixed 49
SusWrite 102
54% 73.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
78.9% Very good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 22.3
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 31.4
SC Mixed 24.7
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 88%

 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 4,208 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: 80% - Excellent Total price: $473
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