MSI B360 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B16)

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	83.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	70.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B16
Motherboard	MSI B360 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B16) (all builds)
Memory	21 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180224
Uptime	8.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '24 at 09:01
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$184 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 130 2-Core 260 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 796 78% 637 Pts	64-Core 1024 63% 1024 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Nvidia(10DE 12FB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 551.52 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.3% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 101 Parallax 103 84% 102 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 92.7 Splatting 89.6 82% 103 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 26 24 25 23 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 413 Write 263 Mixed 271 SusWrite 38.4 55% 246 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 52 4K Mixed 36.7 117% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 218 197% 300 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 118%
ST4000DX005-3GH101 4TB 665 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2.5TB free Firmware: FC01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 252 249 240 251 250 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 247 Write 227 Mixed 114 SusWrite 248 47% 209 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 18.6 4K Mixed 1.1 56% 16.5 MB/s	DQ Read 4.6 DQ Write 16.2 DQ Mixed 0.3 3% 7.03 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 46%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB 10,220 User benchmarks, average bench 331% 2TB free Firmware: 4B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1134 2041 2104 2106 2106 2113 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 1,652 Write 2021 Mixed 1,699 SusWrite 1,934 414% 1,827 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 70.5 226% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 995 DQ Write 868 DQ Mixed 882 675% 915 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 431%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 191GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1026 827 802 805 811 794 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 1,599 Write 1784 Mixed 1,296 SusWrite 844 310% 1,381 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 58.6 186% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 848 DQ Write 670 DQ Mixed 795 585% 771 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 340%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$67 86,372 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.4% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 19.1 64% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 20.4 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	68	55	144	34"	1280 720	AOC3402 U34G2G4R3

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Typical B360 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B16) Builds (Compare 591 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 82%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 75%

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Motherboard: MSI B360 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B16)

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	182x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	80x
Core i5-9400FIntel $96Bench 85%, 299,482 samples	78x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	48x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	45x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	43x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	22x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	20x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	17x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	23x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	14x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $608

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16