MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	121% 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	212% 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	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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C81
Motherboard	MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81) (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200525
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '22 at 15:55
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$320 176,510 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 99% 176 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 1,018 100% 795 Pts	64-Core 1,558 105% 1,558 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$510 578,095 User benchmarks, average bench 118% Nvidia(10DE 1E84) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 152 Parallax 152 128% 154 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 133 Splatting 119 113% 145 fps
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 126%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$60 91,007 User benchmarks, average bench 202% 209GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 883 417 239 334 330 322 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,576 Write 1,642 Mixed 1256 SusWrite 421 274% 1,224 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 75.6 266% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,129 DQ Write 702 DQ Mixed 926 687% 919 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 237%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$47 565,953 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 183GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 117 115 116 120 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 80.8 Write 93.3 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 113 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 61% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$67 80,629 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 22.3 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 32.9 SC Mixed 25.4 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 121%

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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	10	7	144	27"	1280 720	HPN359E HP 27mx

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Typical MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81) Builds (Compare 2,660 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 133%

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Desktop 93%

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Workstation 121%

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

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $124Bench 86%, 119,495 samples	679x
Core i5-10400Intel $145Bench 86%, 67,682 samples	362x
Core i7-10700KIntel $320Bench 97%, 176,510 samples	260x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 154%, 391,150 samples	188x
RTX 2060Nvidia $390Bench 88%, 563,057 samples	187x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 380,580 samples	179x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $71Bench 292%, 404,348 samples	108x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 204%, 78,712 samples	93x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 331%, 398,388 samples	83x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $81Bench 81%, 140,813 samples	125x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 576,559 samples	112x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 84%, 341,100 samples	110x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $776

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $345	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16