MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	49.4% 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	100% 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 B250 Gaming Infinite A(MS-B915)
Motherboard	MSI B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170525
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '20 at 10:54
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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)	78.3% Very good	Memory 83.5 1-Core 109 2-Core 216 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 425 57% 424 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 8A92) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.4% Average	Lighting 60.2 Reflection 68.9 Parallax 78.2 49% 69.1 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 61.1 Splatting 56.1 50% 62.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CVB-8D512 512GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 278GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 270 277 280 279 278 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 278 Mixed 286 SusWrite 273 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 44.8 164% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 195 169% 251 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%
Jmicron Generic 256GB 896 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 132GB free Firmware: 0209 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	18.4% Very poor	Read 41.5 Write 41.2 Mixed 41.1 SusWrite 42 9% 41.4 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 15.3 4K Mixed 13.1 43% 13.5 MB/s	DQ Read 14.2 DQ Write 17 DQ Mixed 15.2 12% 15.5 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: HP51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 176 179 179 179 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 107 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 176 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.3 76% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 610GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 176 175 177 176 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 172 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 176 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 130 Write 14.4 Mixed 13.9 SusWrite 14.8 31% 43.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 66% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905622-058.A00G 9905599-026.A00G 16GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.6% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 12.4 40% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 13.3 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 96%

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Typical B250M BAZOOKA (MS-7A70) Builds (Compare 4,178 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 38%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	1,568x
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 $133	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