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 as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	46.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 91% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D59
Motherboard	MSI PRO B660-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220630
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '22 at 15:30
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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-$182 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 83.9 1-Core 167 2-Core 390 110% 214 Pts	4-Core 663 8-Core 1,086 107% 875 Pts	64-Core 1795 111% 1795 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 117%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB 26,235 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB421D57 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 120 104 109 107 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 430 Write 129 Mixed 192 SusWrite 112 47% 216 MB/s	4K Read 10.4 4K Write 27.5 4K Mixed 14 48% 17.3 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 214 146% 183 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 309%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 57GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 116 70 107 103 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 494 Write 429 Mixed 413 SusWrite 151 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 0.5 117% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 14.8 DQ Mixed 49.4 55% 99.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$88 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 161GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 148 155 160 169 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 113 Write 158 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 161 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 85%
TP02000GB 2TB 545 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 341GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 110 101 87 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	66% Good	Read 130 Write 107 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 101 69% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 73% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 92%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB 9,544 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 158 158 161 159 160 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 101%

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	92.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 33.8 100% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 20.7 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 92.4% 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	488x
Core i5-12600KIntel $182Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	287x
Core i5-12400Intel $152Bench 98%, 17,352 samples	193x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	286x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	217x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	186x

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 $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	70x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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	71x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $801

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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