MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	129% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	94.5% 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.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star B250 Gaming Infinite A(MS-B915)
Motherboard	MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	20.5 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170704
Uptime	13.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '22 at 21:57
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	68%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	53.5% Above average	Memory 74.2 1-Core 74.4 2-Core 178 62% 109 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 262 28% 221 Pts	64-Core 221 14% 221 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 188 Parallax 187 147% 185 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 173 Splatting 125 116% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 471 275 327 309 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 718 Write 512 Mixed 497 SusWrite 312 114% 510 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 67 4K Mixed 26.7 88% 35.2 MB/s	DQ Read 464 DQ Write 404 DQ Mixed 435 326% 435 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 144%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 250GB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 130GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 34 34 35 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	25.9% Poor	Read 54.9 Write 28.8 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 35.4 26% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 63%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 2TB 858 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 74GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 35 36 36 46 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 161 Write 129 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 38.6 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 109%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 573GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 106 106 107 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 106 Write 81.4 Mixed 66.4 SusWrite 110 67% 91 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 100%
SHPP41-1 000GM 1TB 931GB free, PID 9210 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 36 37 37 40 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	35.4% Below average	Read 54.1 Write 32.5 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 37.3 48% 38 MB/s	4K Read 9.2 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 9.7 554% 8.17 MB/s

WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 119 116 117 121 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 132 Write 163 Mixed 103 SusWrite 120 177% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4U7S8MB-8 04CD F4-2400C15-16GVR MSI24D4U7S8MB-8 04CD F4-2400C15-16GVR 48GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46% Average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 17 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 9.5 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 92 44% 92 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 73%

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Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) - $135

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	1,572x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	754x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	466x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	519x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	480x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	471x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	107x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	94x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	150x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	131x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	88x

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Total price: $480

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16