MSI B360-A PRO (MS-7B22)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	73.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B22
Motherboard	MSI B360-A PRO (MS-7B22) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190322
Uptime	20.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '20 at 00:06
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 114 2-Core 223 83% 144 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 406 55% 409 Pts	64-Core 413 26% 413 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% PNY(196E 1138) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 446.14 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 36.6 Reflection 29.9 45% 33.3 fps
Poor: 30% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B 500GB 11,733 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 299GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 394 409 395 404 421 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 358 Write 330 Mixed 248 SusWrite 391 75% 332 MB/s	4K Read 12.5 4K Write 24.3 4K Mixed 23.5 62% 20.1 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 127 153% 268 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 115%
Seagate Portable 1TB 4,264 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 610GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 115 115 119 107 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 116 Mixed 77 SusWrite 110 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.4% Good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 21.7 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 19.6 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 79%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 66%

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Motherboard: MSI B360-A PRO (MS-7B22)

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples	299x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	283x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	208x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	132x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	107x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	97x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	46x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	41x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	34x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	61x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	51x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	40x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $581

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 $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