MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics47% 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 Drive101% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime2 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '20 at 11:35
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 above expectations (100th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 120
2-Core 238
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 466
62% 466 Pts
64-Core 456
28% 456 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1230 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.1.1
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
47% Average
Lighting 58.1
Reflection 63.2
Parallax 73
47% 64.8 fps
MRender 62.1
Gravity 56.4
Splatting 52.6
46% 57 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 47%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ AMD Radeon R7 120GB-$67
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 432 413 325 212 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 412
Write 429
Mixed 307
SusWrite 330
83% 369 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 39.5
163% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 271
224% 319 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
236GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 160 160 160 160 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Read 122
Write 113
Mixed 72.3
SusWrite 159
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
75.3% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 22.5
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 23.5
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 81%

 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 4,178 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: 77% - Very good Total price: $504
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair 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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