MSI MAG B660M MORTAR DDR4 (MS-7D42)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	7.04% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D42
Motherboard	MSI MAG B660M MORTAR DDR4 (MS-7D42) (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220831
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '24 at 01:10
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	18%

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 i5-12400-$161 17,352 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 (3^rd percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 68.8 1-Core 170 2-Core 321 98% 187 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 919 92% 747 Pts	64-Core 1,178 73% 1,178 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 17 User benchmarks, average bench 6% MSI(1462 7D42) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.100.9837 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	7.04% Terrible	Lighting 7.4 Reflection 14 Parallax 8.8 6% 10.1 fps	MRender 13.9 Gravity 9.7 Splatting 10 9% 11.2 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.04% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Klevv CRAS C720 M.2 NVMe SSD 512GB 214 User benchmarks, average bench 211% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM13.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 610 Write 1,790 Mixed 563 224% 988 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 48.7 231% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 967 DQ Write 760 DQ Mixed 1,061 740% 929 MB/s
Poor: 166% Great: 246%
Klevv CRAS C710 M.2 NVMe SSD 1TB 639 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 458GB free Firmware: VC0S036I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1628 1601 1618 1149 315 512 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 1,728 Write 1,480 Mixed 1,192 SusWrite 1,137 310% 1,384 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 56.5 215% 84.3 MB/s	DQ Read 715 DQ Write 1,030 DQ Mixed 909 677% 885 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 262%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 7,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 31.1 96% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 39.5 SC Mixed 26.5 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 99.8 40% 99.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 122%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	60	120	23.8"	1280 720	VSC3A3A VX2405-P-mhd

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Gaming 127%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 119%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG B660M MORTAR DDR4 (MS-7D42)

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel $133Bench 98%, 48,886 samples	445x
Core i5-12400Intel $161Bench 98%, 17,352 samples	163x
Core i5-12600KIntel $176Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	160x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	219x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	184x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	141x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	86x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	55x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $75Bench 224%, 92,081 samples	48x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	73x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples	61x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples	31x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $563

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16