MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81)

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 144% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	123% 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	68.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C81
Motherboard	MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81) (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200525
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '21 at 17:48
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 158 2-Core 315 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 632 8-Core 1,249 111% 940 Pts	64-Core 2,143 133% 2,143 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 372D) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 181 Parallax 190 150% 185 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 159 Splatting 0.1 86% 121 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0B-00YS70 1TB 39,874 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 140 132 87 117 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 333 Write 397 Mixed 157 SusWrite 126 57% 253 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 16.3 129% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 166 145% 223 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 115%
Adata SP600 256GB 4,724 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 53GB free Firmware: 5.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 303 289 274 236 273 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 301 Mixed 251 SusWrite 274 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 45.9 161% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 150 155% 251 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 155 156 157 153 154 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 97.7 Write 110 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 154 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 90%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 243GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 83 83 83 83 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 94.7 Write 62.8 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 82.1 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 113% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 27.9 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 29.8 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 114%

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Desktop 93%

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Workstation 81%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81)

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $99Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	532x
Core i5-10400Intel $117Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	266x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	194x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	219x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	164x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	160x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	74x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	54x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	67x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	66x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	53x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $526

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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