MSI A320M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	75.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	35.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI A320M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170320
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '20 at 22:56
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1400-$87 71,313 User benchmarks, average bench 61% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	60.7% Good	Memory 66.6 1-Core 88.1 2-Core 168 61% 107 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 437 46% 367 Pts	64-Core 464 29% 464 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300 112,731 User benchmarks, average bench 83% Gigabyte(1458 231C) Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.8% Very good	Lighting 92.9 Reflection 92.7 Parallax 183 76% 123 fps	MRender 84.4 Gravity 63.6 Splatting 120 76% 89.3 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 3.2 49 76 50 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 370 Write 188 Mixed 282 SusWrite 73.3 51% 229 MB/s	4K Read 11.7 4K Write 17.2 4K Mixed 12.9 43% 13.9 MB/s	DQ Read 74.1 DQ Write 31.4 DQ Mixed 40.8 33% 48.8 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 53%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 444GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 805 419 409 418 423 419 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,411 Write 1,467 Mixed 1,136 SusWrite 482 252% 1,124 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 46.4 159% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 564 DQ Write 398 DQ Mixed 522 379% 495 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 237%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 796GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 136 144 138 147 148 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 153 Write 139 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 143 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 107%
SanDisk 8GB 156 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 5GB free, PID 5576 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	7.12% Terrible	Read 22 Write 14.5 Mixed 15.5 SusWrite 4.7 18% 14.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.8 97% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.12% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905678- 1x8GB 132 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.5% Below average	MC Read 11.8 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 11.8 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 12.3 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 45%

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

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 39%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI A320M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	25x
Ryzen 5 1500XAMD $131Bench 66%, 70,038 samples	18x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	14x

GPU
RX 580AMD $120Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	21x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	14x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	14x

SSD
SU630 480GBAdataBench 67%, 31,107 samples	9x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	4x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	6x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	5x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	4x

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Value: 108% - Outstanding

Total price: $270

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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