MSI B150M BAZOOKA PLUS (MS-7A46)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	98.3% 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	49.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A46
Motherboard	MSI B150M BAZOOKA PLUS (MS-7A46) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '23 at 09:46
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	63.8% Good	Memory 79.2 1-Core 91.2 2-Core 188 68% 119 Pts	4-Core 273 8-Core 325 39% 299 Pts	64-Core 319 20% 319 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 545.84 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.3% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 126 Parallax 120 100% 123 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 127 Splatting 117 96% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 132 146 106 90 83 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	49.9% Average	Read 246 Write 186 Mixed 158 SusWrite 112 39% 175 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 56.4 4K Mixed 18 87% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 175 129% 168 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 84%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 61GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 239 349 319 355 360 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 407 Write 403 Mixed 256 SusWrite 312 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 77 4K Mixed 31.8 121% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 317 242% 326 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 30GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 136 130 128 143 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 166 Write 130 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 136 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905622-057.A00G KHX2133C14D4/4G 9905622-057.A00G KHX2133C14D4/4G 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67% Good	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 23.7 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 21.3 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 77%

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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: 0P 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	22	1	144	24"	1920 1027	BNQ7F31 ZOWIE XL LCD

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Typical B150M BAZOOKA PLUS (MS-7A46) Builds (Compare 596 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA PLUS (MS-7A46)

CPU
Core i5-6402PIntelBench 68%, 15,913 samples	135x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	114x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	80x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	101x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	98x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	76x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	20x
SD8SBBU120G1122 120GBSandiskBench 47%, 2,087 samples	19x
Fury 240GBHyperX $193Bench 71%, 27,826 samples	18x

RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	50x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	21x
PSD44G213381 2x4GBPatriotBench 71%, 1,250 samples	14x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $197

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $45	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