MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	87.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although 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

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C81
Motherboard	MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '21 at 02:47
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-10100-$94 24,563 User benchmarks, average bench 80% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 90.4 1-Core 98.5 2-Core 184 73% 124 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 674 70% 562 Pts	64-Core 687 42% 687 Pts
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6278) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 112 Parallax 103 92% 109 fps	MRender 92.5 Gravity 103 Splatting 98.6 80% 98.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB431D51 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 296 Write 1,262 Mixed 1,301 219% 953 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 61.9 215% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 514 DQ Write 521 DQ Mixed 370 319% 468 MB/s
Poor: 113% Great: 302%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 209 207 214 203 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 145 Mixed 70 SusWrite 208 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 103% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 2x8GB 16,423 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	81.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 23.8 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 23.3 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 103%

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

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Typical MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81) Builds (Compare 2,006 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 81%

Aircraft carrier

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

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	537x
Core i5-10400Intel $130Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	267x
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	197x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	221x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	166x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	160x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	75x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	54x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	52x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 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: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $511

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16