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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	6.84% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D43
Motherboard	MSI PRO B660M-A DDR4 (MS-7D43) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '22 at 17:30
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-12100-$121 2,263 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 77.9 1-Core 153 2-Core 264 90% 165 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 741 80% 637 Pts	64-Core 751 46% 751 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 730 14,644 User benchmarks, average bench 6% MSI(1462 7D43) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.3222 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	6.84% Terrible	Lighting 7.4 Reflection 13.7 Parallax 8.4 6% 9.83 fps	MRender 12.3 Gravity 8.8 Splatting 10 8% 10.4 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.84% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB 23,579 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,074 Write 2,007 Mixed 1,716 431% 1,932 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 230 4K Mixed 86.2 329% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,460 DQ Write 1,215 DQ Mixed 1,096 887% 1,257 MB/s
Poor: 147% Great: 271%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 582GB free Firmware: 2AR10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 87 87 87 88 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 79.3 Write 49.3 Mixed 46.4 SusWrite 85.4 48% 65.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB 87,891 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 45.3 MC Mixed 33.4 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 26.7 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 84.5 47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 112%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical PRO B660M-A DDR4 (MS-7D43) Builds (Compare 2,576 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 101%

UFO

Desktop 103%

UFO

Workstation 95%

Nuclear submarine

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

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel $133Bench 98%, 48,886 samples	880x
Core i5-12400Intel $161Bench 98%, 17,352 samples	369x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	251x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	290x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	275x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	198x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	118x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	107x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $66Bench 224%, 92,081 samples	94x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	146x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	133x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples	84x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $477

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 $45	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