MSI PRO B660-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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 Drive	197% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D59
Motherboard	MSI PRO B660-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	17.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220630
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '23 at 17:07
Run Duration	896 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12400F-$133 48,886 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 73.3 1-Core 167 2-Core 331 100% 190 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 931 92% 751 Pts	64-Core 1,178 73% 1,178 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 4630) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 531.41 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 121 Parallax 126 110% 127 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 104 Splatting 89.8 90% 113 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 288GB free (System drive) Firmware: 233010WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 364 353 294 257 273 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,464 Write 1,753 Mixed 1,375 SusWrite 318 276% 1,228 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 62.8 214% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1309 DQ Write 1,080 DQ Mixed 1,183 889% 1,191 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 276%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 443GB free Firmware: 415020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 328 319 322 315 348 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 427 Mixed 250 SusWrite 328 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 41 140% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 240 206% 306 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 117%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 811GB free Firmware: X35510RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 40 40 40 44 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 62% Great: 107%
Fujitsu MHY2200BH 200GB-$46 859 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 140GB free Firmware: 0081000D SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.5 8.9 11 13 13 8.3 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 7% Great: 27%
Seagate Basic 4TB 793 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2TB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 113 112 112 112 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 84.7 Write 107 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 112 70% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.6 168% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 65%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 820GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 91 92 93 92 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 97.2 Write 87.9 Mixed 78 SusWrite 91.1 66% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 59%
WDC WD10 EARS-00MVWB0 1TB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 931GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 38 37 37 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 57.9 Write 30.9 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 37.2 49% 38.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 59% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 20%
WD My Passport 2626 1TB 5,856 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 931GB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 25 26 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 53.1 Write 36.1 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 25.6 44% 35 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 38% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 67%
WD Elements 2621 2TB 11,378 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 255GB free, PID 2621 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 64 64 64 64 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 67.8 Write 58.8 Mixed 56.6 SusWrite 63.5 83% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.3 152% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 11,125 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	70% Good	MC Read 26 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 23.9 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 22 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 94 43% 94 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 112%

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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 $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	288x
Core i5-12400Intel $162Bench 98%, 17,352 samples	195x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	288x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	219x
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 $108Bench 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: $801

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 $40	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