MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics66.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive265% 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.
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)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200525
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 05 '22 at 14:51
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
98% Outstanding
Memory 90.3
1-Core 150
2-Core 291
97% 177 Pts
4-Core 567
8-Core 1,046
96% 806 Pts
64-Core 1,908
118% 1,908 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 98%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500
Asus(1043 87BC) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
66.5% Good
Lighting 78.6
Reflection 88.7
Parallax 77.6
64% 81.6 fps
MRender 96.2
Gravity 91.4
Splatting 77.6
71% 88.4 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 158%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
735GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1381 1437 1502 1474 1474 1478 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
265% Outstanding
Read 1,497
Write 1461
Mixed 1,112
SusWrite 1,458
311% 1,382 MB/s
4K Read 56.9
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 75.9
265% 95.7 MB/s
DQ Read 676
DQ Write 843
DQ Mixed 264
337% 595 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 265%
Great: 295%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 7EH92AA# 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78% Very good
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 22.4
78% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 33.3
SC Mixed 22.5
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 78%
Great: 114%

 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 1,996 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: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $500
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