MSI PRO B660-A DDR4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	328% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

CPU throttled at 95% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D59
Motherboard	MSI PRO B660-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220118
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '22 at 03:57
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700F-$250 19,845 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 201 2-Core 396 121% 229 Pts	4-Core 782 8-Core 1,518 136% 1,150 Pts	64-Core 2,283 141% 2,283 Pts
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 116%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 255GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 885 588 580 567 567 554 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 2,559 Write 2368 Mixed 1722 SusWrite 623 406% 1,818 MB/s	4K Read 75 4K Write 234 4K Mixed 108 376% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 1,748 DQ Write 1,455 DQ Mixed 1,555 1,177% 1,586 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 340%
Intel MEMPEK1J016GAH 14GB 485 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 13GB free Firmware: K4110400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 169 169 169 168 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 844 Write 168 Mixed 279 SusWrite 168 79% 365 MB/s	4K Read 252 4K Write 99 4K Mixed 141 615% 164 MB/s	DQ Read 874 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 267 262% 438 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 252%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 163GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 49 49 49 48 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	30.6% Below average	Read 58.3 Write 46 Mixed 51 SusWrite 48 38% 50.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 57%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 223GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 163 163 163 164 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 113 Write 111 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 162 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 384% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 112%
Samsung HM120JI 120GB 308 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 50GB free Firmware: YF100-15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 27 27 27 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 18.4 Write 24.4 Mixed 18.2 SusWrite 27.2 16% 22 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 47.2 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 41 124% 43.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 32.9 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 120%

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Gaming 127%

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Desktop 104%

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Workstation 119%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO B660-A DDR4 - $194

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel $133Bench 98%, 48,886 samples	489x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	288x
Core i5-12400Intel $162Bench 98%, 17,352 samples	195x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	287x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	218x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	187x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	141x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	84x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	70x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	101x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	73x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	72x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $807

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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