MSI PRO B660-A DDR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics113% 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 Drive296% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7D59
MotherboardMSI PRO B660-A DDR4  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220630
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateAug 16 '22 at 01:28
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-12400-$152
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Memory 74.5
1-Core 179
2-Core 357
106% 203 Pts
4-Core 658
8-Core 1,000
103% 829 Pts
64-Core 1,245
77% 1,245 Pts
Poor: 91%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.5.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 140
Parallax 253
99% 171 fps
MRender 226
Gravity 127
Splatting 194
150% 182 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 113%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB
335GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 986 972 937 945 913 910 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
296% Outstanding
Read 2,007
Write 2,175
Mixed 1,747
SusWrite 944
386% 1,718 MB/s
4K Read 53.1
4K Write 240
4K Mixed 77.5
307% 124 MB/s
DQ Read 1,611
DQ Write 1,314
DQ Mixed 1,433
1,081% 1,453 MB/s
Poor: 182%
This bench: 296%
Great: 296%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 76 8 8.8 7.2 7.2 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
42.4% Average
Read 119
Write 154
Mixed 79.6
SusWrite 28.6
70% 95.2 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 27.7
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 34.7
SC Mixed 26.4
77% 27 GB/s
Latency 91.4
44% 91.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRO B660-A DDR4 (MS-7D59) Builds (Compare 1,863 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 127%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 119%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI PRO B660-A DDR4 - $194

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $799
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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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