MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics74.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive254% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 26 '19 at 02:34
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 77
1-Core 127
2-Core 252
83% 152 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 824
80% 657 Pts
64-Core 998
62% 998 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.70
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Lighting 99.4
Reflection 87.8
Parallax 76.8
81% 88 fps
MRender 72.3
Gravity 81.4
Splatting 76.9
63% 76.9 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1343 305 306 307 307 306 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
254% Outstanding
Read 2,466
Write 1,462
Mixed 1,049
SusWrite 479
301% 1,364 MB/s
4K Read 64.2
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 84.4
288% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 864
DQ Write 781
DQ Mixed 800
606% 815 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 254%
Great: 280%
Adata SX850 128GB
34GB free
Firmware: Q0518BS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 409 215 58 49 52 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
60% Good
Read 516
Write 389
Mixed 391
SusWrite 198
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 28.3
4K Mixed 11.8
79% 24 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 81.7
DQ Mixed 157
103% 122 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 60%
Great: 116%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.4% Average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 13
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 13.9
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 86.3
46% 86.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 706 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $550
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