MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 156%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 165%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics160% 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 Drive293% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C81
MotherboardMSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81)  (all builds)
Memory24 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20201216
Uptime2 Days
Run DateSep 18 '21 at 08:46
Run Duration246 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900-$281
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Memory 92.5
1-Core 146
2-Core 258
93% 165 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 1,004
94% 779 Pts
64-Core 1,866
116% 1,866 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
160% Outstanding
Lighting 236
Reflection 211
Parallax 214
192% 220 fps
MRender 248
Gravity 159
Splatting 131
141% 179 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 160%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1208 541 531 540 542 554 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
293% Outstanding
Read 2,510
Write 2,246
Mixed 2,024
SusWrite 653
416% 1,858 MB/s
4K Read 75.4
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 100
332% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,332
DQ Write 866
DQ Mixed 896
723% 1,032 MB/s
Poor: 182%
This bench: 293%
Great: 389%
Allied 120GB 120GB
111GB free
Firmware: R0817B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 91 91 92 92 92 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Read 509
Write 420
Mixed 280
SusWrite 121
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 77.1
4K Mixed 22.1
128% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 213
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 33.9
74% 151 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 94%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
783GB free
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 486 487 487 485 480 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 483
Mixed 414
SusWrite 485
107% 474 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 50.4
180% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 355
267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 122%
Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC62
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 194 195 195 195 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 190
Mixed 84.4
SusWrite 191
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 109%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
442GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 112 124 105 29 61 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
68.7% Good
Read 154
Write 166
Mixed 74.2
SusWrite 85.9
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3200 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
MC Read 34
MC Write 36
MC Mixed 26.7
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 39.8
SC Mixed 27.2
81% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 105%

 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 6 144 31.5" 1280 720 AOC3220 AG322QWG4
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Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 93%
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Workstation
Workstation 81%
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Motherboard: MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $531
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