MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.9% 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	237% 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 V2 (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '21 at 09:00
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	NPL-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X-$150 15,293 User benchmarks, average bench 80% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 71.3 1-Core 153 2-Core 301 93% 175 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 737 83% 653 Pts	64-Core 736 46% 736 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 63.8 Parallax 94.4 56% 75.6 fps	MRender 65.7 Gravity 75.2 Splatting 47.7 50% 62.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe 256GB 2,095 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1196 875 275 274 274 274 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,522 Write 1,215 Mixed 1,236 SusWrite 528 252% 1,125 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 87.1 325% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 820 DQ Write 1,188 DQ Mixed 861 691% 956 MB/s
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 235%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 244GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 92 92 94 92 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	49% Average	Read 81.3 Write 80.5 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 89 55% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 62%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB 18,883 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 12GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		4K Read 0.6 4K Mixed 0 3% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 8%
WD Elements 2621 2TB 11,378 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 523GB free, PID 2621 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 36 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 39.2 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 36.3 48% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 104% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 64%
SanDisk Cruzer U 32GB 516 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 26GB free, PID 55a5 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 1.2 4.8 3.3 3.3 3.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	7.47% Terrible	Read 22.8 Write 4.2 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 3.8 10% 9.4 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.2 83% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.47% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB 42,084 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.6% Good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 26.7 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 25.8 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 98.5 41% 98.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 109%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 17: 1R 4G 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
17%	6%	82	113	9	60	72.3"	1360 768	SNYAC03 SONY TV

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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 $84Bench 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 $130Bench 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 $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 $182	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) $30	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