MSI B360-A PRO (MS-7B22)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	69.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	96.6% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B22
Motherboard	MSI B360-A PRO (MS-7B22) (all builds)
Memory	33.1 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181009
Uptime	9 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '20 at 23:37
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 80.7 1-Core 121 2-Core 242 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 583 67% 523 Pts	64-Core 583 36% 583 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Gigabyte(1458 3FC3) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.9% Good	Lighting 89.6 Reflection 81.4 Parallax 75.2 73% 82.1 fps	MRender 94.7 Gravity 79.6 Splatting 65.4 64% 79.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 220GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 407 415 430 413 377 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 412 Mixed 330 SusWrite 405 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 38.2 135% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 216 176% 249 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 133%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 38GB free Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 131 132 132 132 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 447 Write 132 Mixed 131 SusWrite 132 46% 210 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 68.5 4K Mixed 18.8 96% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 50.6 85% 170 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 188 180 193 191 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 143 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 188 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 51% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 106%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$28 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 489GB free Firmware: GKAOA90A SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 65 67 66 67 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 70 Write 67.2 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 66.3 45% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 46%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 805GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 183 182 183 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 172 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 182 117% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 226% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 48GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	65.9% Good	MC Read 22.8 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 21.3 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 20.6 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns

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Gaming 79%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 66%

Battle cruiser

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

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples	301x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	285x
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	62x
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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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