MSI MAG B460 TORPEDO (MS-7C81)

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	0.43% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	253% 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 11 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C81
Motherboard	MSI MAG B460 TORPEDO (MS-7C81) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '22 at 05:52
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10500-$200 9,375 User benchmarks, average bench 89% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 127 2-Core 207 85% 142 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 779 82% 639 Pts	64-Core 1,030 69% 1,030 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210 81,690 User benchmarks, average bench 1% MSI(1462 8094) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.74 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.43% Terrible	Lighting 1 Reflection 0.5 Parallax 0.4 1% 0.63 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.43% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 93,893 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 351GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1401 1442 1345 1440 925 533 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 1,464 Write 1,577 Mixed 1,055 SusWrite 1,181 297% 1,320 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 84.6 288% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 728 DQ Write 764 DQ Mixed 348 372% 613 MB/s
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 274%
Kingston A400 480GB-$49 225,904 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 245GB free Firmware: SBFKKB.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 444 434 438 455 455 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 248 Write 104 Mixed 113 SusWrite 444 51% 227 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 46 4K Mixed 27.9 92% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 63.2 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 131 86% 99 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$85 99,215 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 426GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 109 107 109 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 102 Write 90.3 Mixed 72 SusWrite 108 69% 93 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 114%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,421 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 567GB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 126 119 126 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 115 Write 122 Mixed 58.9 SusWrite 124 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$64 177,644 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 133 139 129 137 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 84.2 Write 117 Mixed 62.9 SusWrite 135 73% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 90%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 776,223 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 433GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 177 167 173 181 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 155 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 175 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 33,866 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.6% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 19.8 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 21.3 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 107%

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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%	23	5	4	60	31.5"	1920 1080	GSM76F5 32inch LG FHD

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Gaming 131%

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 119%

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

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $112Bench 86%, 115,014 samples	568x
Core i5-10400Intel $130Bench 86%, 67,890 samples	172x
Core i7-10700FIntel $246Bench 93%, 42,452 samples	109x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 153%, 395,380 samples	104x
RTX 2060Nvidia $315Bench 89%, 595,256 samples	102x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 363,359 samples	92x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 770,272 samples	61x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 199%, 93,893 samples	57x
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)WD $77Bench 248%, 103,525 samples	49x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 87%, 233,920 samples	85x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $81Bench 80%, 135,576 samples	67x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 85%, 334,389 samples	47x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $280	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $111
Intel Core i7-12700K $380	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $67	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16