Asus ROG STRIX B660-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	301% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B660-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1842 x 1048 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220812
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '23 at 01:57
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700 25,535 User benchmarks, average bench 108% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 73.2 1-Core 107 2-Core 214 73% 131 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 415 56% 417 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 115%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Legend(17AA 2090) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 528.02 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 130 Reflection 112 Parallax 120 106% 121 fps	Gravity 98.1 Splatting 86.1 81% 92.1 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 51,051 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 863GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1440 570 573 564 579 562 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	301% Outstanding	Read 2,075 Write 2,273 Mixed 1,916 SusWrite 715 392% 1,745 MB/s	4K Read 63.4 4K Write 221 4K Mixed 90.8 329% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,824 DQ Write 1,466 DQ Mixed 1,480 1,152% 1,590 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 301% Great: 300%
Cx2-8b256-q11 NVMe LITEON 256GB 2,143 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 216GB free Firmware: 48811QC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 862 864 861 861 859 861 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,155 Write 875 Mixed 656 SusWrite 861 199% 887 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 65.1 227% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 859 DQ Write 896 DQ Mixed 703 577% 819 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 208%
WD WD10JPLX-00MBPT0 1TB 11,708 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 274GB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 101 99 101 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 91.5 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 100 55% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 75%
WD WD10JPLX-00MBPT0 1TB 11,708 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 274GB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 102 101 104 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 94.2 Write 98.5 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 101 58% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 197 196 197 195 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 180 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 196 117% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43EB2-CWE 2x8GB 6,792 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 32.6 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 16 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 94.1 42% 94.1 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 110%

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Gaming 209%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B660-A GAMING WIFI D4

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $225Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	471x
Core i5-12600KIntel $179Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	395x
Core i5-12400FIntel $133Bench 98%, 48,886 samples	270x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	330x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	300x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	271x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	246x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	199x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	154x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	170x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	98x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	80x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,232

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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