MSI PRO B660-A DDR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 100%
Nuclear submarine
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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics106% 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 Drive308% 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.
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-7D59
MotherboardMSI PRO B660-A DDR4  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220118
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 14 '22 at 22:34
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU5%

 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 i5-12400-$162
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 74.4
1-Core 174
2-Core 323
101% 191 Pts
4-Core 622
8-Core 1,024
101% 823 Pts
64-Core 1,247
77% 1,247 Pts
Poor: 91%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.77
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 130
Parallax 126
115% 132 fps
MRender 146
Gravity 101
Splatting 96.5
91% 114 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2055 2053 1156 188 220 230 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
308% Outstanding
Read 1,683
Write 2,111
Mixed 1,751
SusWrite 984
368% 1,632 MB/s
4K Read 68.3
4K Write 236
4K Mixed 102
358% 135 MB/s
DQ Read 1,600
DQ Write 1,565
DQ Mixed 1,241
1,026% 1,468 MB/s
Poor: 144%
This bench: 308%
Great: 295%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
913GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 191 189 189 191 195 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 182
Mixed 77.7
SusWrite 191
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 107%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMG8GX4M1E3200C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
77% Very good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 26.3
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 28.9
SC Mixed 22.9
68% 24 GB/s
Latency 91.7
44% 91.7 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 77%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRO B660-A DDR4 (MS-7D59) Builds (Compare 1,863 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 127%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 119%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI PRO B660-A DDR4 - $194

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $802
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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