MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81)

Performance Results


Gaming 160% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 169% 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	161% 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	300% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C81
Motherboard	MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81) (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '21 at 06:20
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	22%

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 i9-10900-$276 11,130 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 148 2-Core 288 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 1,031 96% 800 Pts	64-Core 1,880 116% 1,880 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Gigabyte(1458 408F) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	161% Outstanding	Lighting 238 Reflection 210 Parallax 215 194% 221 fps	MRender 248 Gravity 161 Splatting 130 141% 180 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 7,232 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2009 486 487 475 474 484 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,551 Write 2,353 Mixed 2,007 SusWrite 736 428% 1,912 MB/s	4K Read 77.5 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 99.8 335% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,318 DQ Write 874 DQ Mixed 1,051 796% 1,081 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 389%
Allied 120GB 120GB 277 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 111GB free Firmware: R0817B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 90 91 92 92 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 512 Write 426 Mixed 268 SusWrite 121 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 21.6 141% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 32.3 68% 138 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 94%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 783GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 466 480 486 488 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 488 Mixed 417 SusWrite 480 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 52.2 186% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 198 202 201 198 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 174 Mixed 86.6 SusWrite 199 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 247GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 189 194 194 194 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 186 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 193 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 2x16GB 1,719 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 27.2 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 38.9 SC Mixed 27.9 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	144	31.5"	1280 720	AOC3220 AG322QWG4

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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 $125Bench 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 $76Bench 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: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $508

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 $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) $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