MSI MAG B460 TORPEDO (MS-7C81)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C81
MotherboardMSI MAG B460 TORPEDO (MS-7C81)  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200728
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateSep 10 '21 at 14:52
Run Duration221 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
Watch Gameplay: 1650S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400-$125
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 127
2-Core 252
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 789
76% 628 Pts
64-Core 996
62% 996 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295
CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.96
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
62.8% Good
Lighting 79.5
Reflection 118
Parallax 78.1
65% 91.7 fps
MRender 76.7
Gravity 77.3
Splatting 65
59% 73 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
339GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 474 480 482 424 292 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 481
Mixed 458
SusWrite 435
106% 469 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 57.5
192% 68.5 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 123%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016)-$32
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 113 132 96 125 106 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 125
Write 134
Mixed 73.2
SusWrite 112
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
194% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35
96GB free
Firmware: 20.01H20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 110 108 108 107 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
58.5% Above average
Read 96.1
Write 98.1
Mixed 65.8
SusWrite 108
68% 92 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1.1
176% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 69%
WD Elements 2621 2TB
2TB free, PID 2621
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 114 114 114 112 111 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
66.9% Good
Read 125
Write 104
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 112
136% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 7.9
4K Mixed 0.7
295% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
86.2% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 34
MC Mixed 26.1
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 32.8
SC Mixed 26.2
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 37: 3R 6G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
37% 52% 25 283 228 144 27" 2560 1440 ACR0623 KG271U
Typical MAG B460 TORPEDO (MS-7C81) Builds (Compare 1,391 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Aircraft carrier

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $383
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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair 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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