MSI MAG B660M MORTAR DDR4 (MS-7D42)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	5.1% 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.
Boot Drive	233% 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-7D42
Motherboard	MSI MAG B660M MORTAR DDR4 (MS-7D42) (all builds)
Memory	17.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '24 at 10:49
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (58^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-$160 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 above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 87 1-Core 168 2-Core 335 105% 196 Pts	4-Core 667 8-Core 964 102% 815 Pts	64-Core 1,192 74% 1,192 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 7D42) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.100.9837 Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	5.1% Terrible	Lighting 7.5 Reflection 14.2 Parallax 9.1 6% 10.3 fps	MRender 12.6 Gravity 0.9 Splatting 0.1 3% 4.53 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.1% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC2500M8500G 500GB 4,181 User benchmarks, average bench 260% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: S7780101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 644 283 187 282 239 239 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 2,561 Write 1,134 Mixed 399 SusWrite 312 240% 1,102 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 66.7 197% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,200 DQ Write 1,025 DQ Mixed 159 380% 795 MB/s
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 334%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 401GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 167 172 179 168 178 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 125 Write 107 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 171 77% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 4x8GB 25,190 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 34.8 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 30.4 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%

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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%	16	217	58	75	23.7"	1280 720	XMI23C3 Mi Monitor

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Typical MAG B660M MORTAR DDR4 (MS-7D42) Builds (Compare 1,522 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $160Bench 98%, 17,352 samples	163x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 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 $73Bench 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 $163	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) $31	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