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

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	394% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D43
Motherboard	MSI PRO B660M-A DDR4 (MS-7D43) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 09 '22 at 22:15
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$133 48,886 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 85.1 1-Core 186 2-Core 367 112% 213 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 1,056 102% 839 Pts	64-Core 1,250 77% 1,250 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC3000S512G 512GB 2,843 User benchmarks, average bench 323% 397GB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFK31.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3121 843 676 706 737 662 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	394% Outstanding	Read 2,540 Write 3,650 Mixed 2,592 SusWrite 1,124 559% 2,477 MB/s	4K Read 84.4 4K Write 359 4K Mixed 124 477% 189 MB/s	DQ Read 1,800 DQ Write 1,698 DQ Mixed 1,706 1,292% 1,735 MB/s
Poor: 184% ↑ This bench: 394% Great: 451%
USB DISK 3.0 32GB 958 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 21GB free, PID 0331 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 18 20 20 19 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	23.8% Poor	Read 101 Write 29.4 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 19.4 57% 50.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.9 124% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 23.8% Great: 24%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GVKB 2x8GB 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 43.3 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 38 117% 40.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 32 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

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

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Gaming 101%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 95%

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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

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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