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 below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	130% 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 94% 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, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D59
Motherboard	MSI PRO B660-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220304
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '22 at 14:29
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$163 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 83.1 1-Core 168 2-Core 222 91% 157 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 1,197 95% 838 Pts	64-Core 1,263 78% 1,263 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 117%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB 26,235 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB421D57 SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 264 214 150 93 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 1,698 Write 268 Mixed 552 SusWrite 178 146% 674 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 9.7 132% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 568 359% 402 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 309%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$79 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 124GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 151 144 156 149 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 98.3 Write 57.3 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 148 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 47% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 85%
TP02000GB 2TB 545 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 8GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 97.7 Write 97.8 Mixed 37.2 57% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingmax GLNG43F-18---------- FDK Corporation FDK_8GB3000U_H3 Re 1 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 36.2 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 23.1 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

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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	490x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	288x
Core i5-12400Intel $144Bench 98%, 17,352 samples	195x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	288x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	220x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	187x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	141x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	84x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	70x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	102x
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: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $804

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16