MSI PRO B660-A DDR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	103% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

22 days ago, 22 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D59
Motherboard	MSI PRO B660-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220304
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	May 05 '24 at 23:14
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	EGY-User
Background CPU	63%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12400F-$124 48,886 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 (1^st percentile)	78.4% Very good	Memory 75.2 1-Core 131 2-Core 246 83% 151 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 676 69% 557 Pts	64-Core 823 51% 823 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$266 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 1536) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 123 Parallax 128 111% 129 fps	MRender 148 Gravity 105 Splatting 91.4 91% 115 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$69 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 478 Write 258 Mixed 244 72% 327 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 81 4K Mixed 37.3 136% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 225 187% 274 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 130%
Prograde CFexpress PG05.5 512GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 41GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 530 Write 754 Mixed 472 131% 585 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 9.4 4K Mixed 24.9 44% 12.9 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 186 139% 183 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 77%
CT1000P3SSD8 1TB 44,174 User benchmarks, average bench 268% 578GB free Firmware: P9CR30A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,875 Write 79.3 Mixed 131 146% 695 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 59.4 4K Mixed 7 119% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 704 DQ Write 72.1 DQ Mixed 139 165% 305 MB/s
Poor: 102% Great: 394%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 463GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 50.7 Write 44 Mixed 45.5 35% 46.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 57%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 587GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 107 Write 100 Mixed 94.5 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 69%
WD My Book 25ED 6TB 496 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 107 Write 93.2 Mixed 66 109% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 11.5 4K Mixed 1 436% 5.1 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 10.8 DQ Mixed 1.2 410% 4.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 108%
WD My Book 25ED 18TB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 7.5TB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 174 Write 157 Mixed 126 190% 152 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 1.9 325% 4.4 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GIGA-BYTE Co Ltd GP-ARS16G44 2x8GB 331 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 43.7 MC Write 49.3 MC Mixed 44.1 131% 45.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 24.5 SC Mixed 20.7 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 85.8 47% 85.8 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 146%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 2: 0P 0R 0G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
2%	13%	15	214	56	60	23.5"	1280 720	SAM0C10 S24E360

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Gaming 127%

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Desktop 104%

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Workstation 119%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO B660-A DDR4 - $140

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel $124Bench 98%, 48,886 samples	493x
Core i5-12600KIntel $176Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	294x
Core i5-12400Intel $144Bench 98%, 17,352 samples	196x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	289x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	224x
RTX 3070Nvidia $455Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	188x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	142x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	85x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	70x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	102x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	73x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	73x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $737

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16