MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	46.9% 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 Drive	80.4% 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	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 V2 (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '21 at 17:23
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 88 1-Core 91.7 2-Core 237 77% 139 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 713 73% 588 Pts	64-Core 959 59% 959 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gigabyte(1458 22F7) CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	46.9% Average	Lighting 59.5 Reflection 59.4 Parallax 79.5 48% 66.1 fps	MRender 60.2 Gravity 61.6 Splatting 43.5 44% 55.1 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 210 207 208 206 211 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 460 Write 442 Mixed 361 SusWrite 231 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 57.7 4K Mixed 34.3 121% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 168 148% 213 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 124%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59 34,063 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 164GB free Firmware: R090 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 972 977 809 298 259 257 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,738 Write 655 Mixed 1,122 SusWrite 595 228% 1,028 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 62.9 219% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 676 DQ Mixed 260 254% 387 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 271%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 717GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 180 182 184 184 184 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	66% Good	Read 46.6 Write 142 Mixed 11.7 SusWrite 182 69% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.4 293% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 452GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 188 189 192 191 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 152 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 190 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 34,561 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 44.1 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 34.8 113% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 28.4 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 111%

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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	23.5"	1280 720	AUS2420 ASUS VG24V

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 64%

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Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	179x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	88x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	67x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	63x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	50x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia $143Bench 76%, 318,562 samples	47x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	26x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	22x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	22x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	61x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	41x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	21x

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Total price: $521

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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 $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) $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