MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	230% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C81
Motherboard	MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81) (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201104
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 07:24
Run Duration	281 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400-$130 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 89.1 2-Core 252 79% 144 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 821 78% 646 Pts	64-Core 1,032 64% 1,032 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.2% Average	Lighting 56.9 Reflection 69.4 Parallax 61.1 46% 62.5 fps	MRender 68.8 Gravity 59 Splatting 53.5 49% 60.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 357GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32B3T8EB Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 778 488 482 485 487 492 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 2,432 Write 1,250 Mixed 968 SusWrite 535 286% 1,296 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 61.3 206% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 870 DQ Write 729 DQ Mixed 563 486% 721 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 311%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 417GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 312 251 124 112 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 472 Mixed 360 SusWrite 208 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 41.5 151% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 182 170% 263 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 92%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 112GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 154 157 160 155 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 402 Write 233 Mixed 260 SusWrite 155 58% 263 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 43.2 163% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 178 141% 198 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 686GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 119 121 121 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 125 Write 116 Mixed 65 SusWrite 120 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 22.3 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 25.7 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 118%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 24: 3R 3G 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
24%	18%	33	109	6	60	27"	1920 1080	DELA08E DELL S2740L

History: Score 12: 2R 0G 2B | Score 17: 0R 5G 2B | Score 24: 3R 3G 0B

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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 $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	532x
Core i5-10400Intel $130Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	266x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	194x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 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 $90Bench 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 $56Bench 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: $523

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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