MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	95.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	280% 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	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200525
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '20 at 00:32
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 163 2-Core 325 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 1,134 105% 875 Pts	64-Core 1,670 103% 1,670 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 111 Parallax 116 98% 116 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 106 Splatting 96.6 91% 113 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 97%

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% 384GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32B3T8EA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 738 492 488 489 487 487 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 2,686 Write 1814 Mixed 1,528 SusWrite 530 364% 1,639 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 85.6 292% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,208 DQ Write 1,014 DQ Mixed 570 575% 931 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 447GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 168 168 170 169 170 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 144 Write 87.1 Mixed 73.4 SusWrite 169 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 113%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$90 7,966 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3.5TB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 189 192 186 193 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 194 Mixed 97.5 SusWrite 191 124% 169 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 107%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 16GB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 11GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 9.3 10 10 10 11 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 40.6 Write 6.5 Mixed 15.7 SusWrite 10.1 20% 18.2 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 3 200% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 33%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB 295 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 8GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 38.8 Write 33.5 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 1.2 32% 26 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 3.6 202% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3466 C16 2x16GB 1,735 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 28.6 96% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 30.9 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 122%

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Typical MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81) Builds (Compare 1,994 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

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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 $125Bench 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 $95Bench 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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $528

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $256	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16