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 (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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-7B22
Motherboard	MSI B360-A PRO (MS-7B22) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 01 '21 at 20:39
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900-$1,989 11,853 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 894 88% 718 Pts	64-Core 1,343 83% 1,343 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 99%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188 11,188 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 300i Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 379 Write 132 Mixed 182 50% 231 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 31.7 127% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 156 118% 161 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 80%
Gigastone SS6200-256GB 256GB 338 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 16GB free Firmware: N0724B SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 343 342 284 180 165 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 496 Write 332 Mixed 303 SusWrite 268 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 37.1 4K Mixed 33.4 104% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 180 160% 241 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 105%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 27GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,245 Write 2,165 Mixed 1,666 451% 2,026 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 77 256% 89 MB/s	DQ Read 1,210 DQ Write 999 DQ Mixed 1,100 825% 1,103 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 129GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 113 114 114 113 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 138 Write 127 Mixed 89.3 SusWrite 113 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 5.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 175 175 183 183 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 142 Write 171 Mixed 128 SusWrite 178 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 396% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.9% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 19.6 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 20.3 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 95%

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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	284x
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	98x

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 $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