MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	68.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	11.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '21 at 17:49
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$110 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 88.4 1-Core 109 2-Core 218 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 400 55% 407 Pts	64-Core 407 25% 407 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C759) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.3% Good	Lighting 84.6 Reflection 83.7 Parallax 79.9 69% 82.7 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 75.5 Splatting 68.1 67% 84.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3G37R5 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 454 Write 376 Mixed 155 72% 328 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 85.8 4K Mixed 43.8 154% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 148 143% 228 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 88%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 595GB free Firmware: S3401103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 160 407 223 32 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 479 Write 411 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 148 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 25.2 4K Mixed 12 52% 17.5 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 32.8 DQ Mixed 38.6 42% 72.7 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 422GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 201 201 201 201 200 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 132 Write 92.1 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 200 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD2 859B CT4G4DFS824A.C8FBD2 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD2 859B CT4G4DFS824A.C8FBD2 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 27.1 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 31.4 SC Mixed 23.2 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 81%

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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	8	6	144	27"	1280 720	SAM0FDB C27JG5x

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

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

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	1,567x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	752x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	466x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	517x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	479x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	469x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	107x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	94x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	149x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	131x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	87x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $504

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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