MSI PRO B660M-A DDR4 (MS-7D43)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive57.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7D43
MotherboardMSI PRO B660M-A DDR4 (MS-7D43)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211213
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 26 '22 at 19:46
Run Duration292 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-12400F-$133
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 91.4
1-Core 186
2-Core 369
115% 216 Pts
4-Core 683
8-Core 1,005
105% 844 Pts
64-Core 1,252
78% 1,252 Pts
Poor: 92%
This bench: 109%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270
EVGA(3842 3658) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.40
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
104% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 133
Parallax 0
114% 91 fps
MRender 142
Gravity 98.6
Splatting 94.2
89% 112 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 104%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03090005
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Read 407
Write 311
Mixed 295
SusWrite 0.8
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 50.6
4K Mixed 33.9
115% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 87.3
DQ Mixed 1.4
32% 78.2 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
781GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 162 163 164 163 164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 140
Mixed 79
SusWrite 163
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 100%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) 4000 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
126% Outstanding
MC Read 48.5
MC Write 47.4
MC Mixed 43
132% 46.3 GB/s
SC Read 27.7
SC Write 44.9
SC Mixed 35.6
103% 36.1 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 92%
This bench: 126%
Great: 148%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRO B660M-A DDR4 (MS-7D43) Builds (Compare 2,572 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI PRO B660M-A DDR4 (MS-7D43)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $497
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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