MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics4.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C81
MotherboardMSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81)  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200525
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 27 '21 at 17:58
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$141
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 70.6
1-Core 128
2-Core 266
83% 155 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 850
81% 670 Pts
64-Core 1,033
64% 1,033 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 7C81) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
4.74% Terrible
Lighting 4
Reflection 6
Parallax 7.3
3% 5.77 fps
MRender 10.2
Gravity 6.7
Splatting 10.6
8% 9.17 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.74%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB
2GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 257
Write 317
Mixed 357
70% 310 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 92.3
4K Mixed 37.3
141% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 91.6
DQ Mixed 174
136% 194 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 83%
Seagate ST1000LM014-SSHD-8GB 1TB
104GB free
Firmware: LVD4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 87 87 87 86 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
58% Above average
Read 113
Write 114
Mixed 61.9
SusWrite 87.4
69% 94.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2.1
403% 3 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 58%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3333 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
56.1% Above average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 17.6
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 14.2
40% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 99.9
40% 99.9 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81) Builds (Compare 2,001 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $532
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