MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive78.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200611
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 02 '22 at 05:48
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 69.1
1-Core 140
2-Core 284
87% 164 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 871
85% 699 Pts
64-Core 1,090
67% 1,090 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU630 480GB
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0827A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 99 15 105 68 14 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Read 486
Write 377
Mixed 399
SusWrite 102
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 30.5
144% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 0.3
65% 150 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 99%
Seagate ST320LM001 HN-M320MBB 320GB
90GB free
Firmware: 2AR10002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 105 75 69 72 78 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Read 93.4
Write 64.5
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 83.3
54% 73.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.8% Good
MC Read 30
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 27
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 25.5
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 743 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $379
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