MSI PRO B660-A DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 179% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 201% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	160% 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.
Boot Drive	305% 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 94% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D59
Motherboard	MSI PRO B660-A DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220324
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	May 28 '22 at 07:58
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700F-$250 19,845 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 81.5 1-Core 200 2-Core 397 117% 226 Pts	4-Core 776 8-Core 1,520 136% 1,148 Pts	64-Core 2,288 142% 2,288 Pts
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 116%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Nvidia(10DE 146A) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	160% Outstanding	Lighting 238 Reflection 209 Parallax 204 194% 217 fps	MRender 241 Gravity 155 Splatting 122 135% 173 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 170%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 51,051 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 684GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1450 556 560 569 573 578 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,091 Write 2,064 Mixed 1751 SusWrite 714 371% 1,655 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 230 4K Mixed 93.3 334% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1,801 DQ Write 1,590 DQ Mixed 1,526 1,191% 1,639 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 300%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5702-095.A00G 2x8GB 973 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 31.9 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 27.6 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 93%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $133Bench 98%, 48,886 samples	491x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	289x
Core i5-12400Intel $142Bench 98%, 17,352 samples	195x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	288x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	221x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	187x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	141x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	84x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	70x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	102x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	73x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	72x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $739

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16