MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	239% 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.
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	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190924
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 05:37
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 80.8 1-Core 154 2-Core 299 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,142 103% 869 Pts	64-Core 2,139 132% 2,139 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E387) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1220 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37% Below average	Lighting 43.3 Reflection 58.6 Parallax 62.7 35% 54.9 fps	MRender 59.8 Gravity 48.8 Splatting 42.8 40% 50.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 56%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1374 898 301 239 225 223 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,598 Write 1,758 Mixed 1,403 SusWrite 543 298% 1,325 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 80.2 282% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,333 DQ Write 1,114 DQ Mixed 1,227 918% 1,225 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 276%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-20-20 D4-3200 2x8GB 5,014 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 44.2 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 35.6 114% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 34.3 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 102%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	120	24.5"	1280 720	SPT09FB Sceptre M25

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	322x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	84x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	54x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	170x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	77x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	30x

SSD
Green 240GB (2018)WD $35Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	93x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
SU650 240GBAdata $70Bench 70%, 47,016 samples	18x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	37x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 10,940 samples	27x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $363

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16