Asus PRIME B660-PLUS D4

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 116%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	52.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	207% 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 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B660-PLUS D4 (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211013
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '22 at 02:11
Run Duration	353 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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-$168 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 89 1-Core 194 2-Core 385 117% 223 Pts	4-Core 762 8-Core 1,328 126% 1,045 Pts	64-Core 1,819 113% 1,819 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2378) CLim: 1350 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.8.2 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.5% Above average	Lighting 66.4 Reflection 63.4 Parallax 90.2 54% 73.3 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 74.9 Splatting 46.4 49% 62.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$40 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 527 403 405 418 418 416 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 2,470 Write 1,546 Mixed 1,341 SusWrite 431 320% 1,447 MB/s	4K Read 67.2 4K Write 47.8 4K Mixed 49.1 190% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,007 DQ Write 71.7 DQ Mixed 688 464% 589 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 302%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 155GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 360 274 194 105 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 273 Write 106 Mixed 299 SusWrite 221 50% 225 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 38.3 137% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 221 191% 281 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 102%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 189GB free Firmware: P0121AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 52 52 53 53 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 485 Write 365 Mixed 380 SusWrite 83.5 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 59.1 4K Mixed 40.2 127% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 236 193% 274 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 92%
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 720 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 194GB free Firmware: 711130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 651 132 120 134 126 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 1,132 Write 822 Mixed 1,011 SusWrite 215 177% 795 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 47.9 183% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 752 DQ Write 728 DQ Mixed 675 525% 719 MB/s
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 247%
External USB3.0 250GB 193 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 231GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 301 299 299 298 299 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 397 Write 364 Mixed 342 SusWrite 306 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 24.8 4K Mixed 21.7 72% 22.4 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 144 106% 139 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 163 164 161 164 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 118 Write 101 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 162 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 90%
Seagate Backup+ Desktop 3TB 573 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: D702 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 159 159 167 168 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 148 Write 114 Mixed 72 SusWrite 161 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 108%
Seagate Game Drive Xbox 8TB 760 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 113 116 117 120 119 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 122 Write 111 Mixed 94.9 SusWrite 116 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.6 310% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 93%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 407GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 75 74 75 75 75 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 74.1 Write 60.8 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 74 91% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 48%
WDC WD40 EZRZ-00WN9B0 4TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 75 74 75 75 75 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 122 Write 125 Mixed 98.8 SusWrite 74 140% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 102% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 61%
WDC WD50 EZRZ-00RWYB1 5TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 107 106 106 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 132 Write 133 Mixed 110 SusWrite 105 162% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 50%
ST3000DM 003-1F216N 3TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 516GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 107 106 106 106 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 134 Write 101 Mixed 80 SusWrite 105 137% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 60% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 53%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB 5,644 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 901GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 121 122 114 112 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 140 Write 151 Mixed 101 SusWrite 118 172% 128 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3600 2x8GB 15,812 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2600 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 48 MC Write 44.1 MC Mixed 41.6 127% 44.6 GB/s	SC Read 25 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 29.6 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 122%

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Workstation 95%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B660-PLUS D4 - $149

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel $133Bench 98%, 48,886 samples	2,248x
Core i5-12600KIntel $168Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	786x
Core i5-12400Intel $144Bench 98%, 17,352 samples	602x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	859x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	757x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	668x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	366x
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	313x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	277x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	467x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	328x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	273x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16