MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C81)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics14.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory1.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200525
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 15 '22 at 16:51
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400-$99
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 122
2-Core 240
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 720
72% 586 Pts
64-Core 953
59% 953 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
Asus(1043 85F5) 2GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
14.6% Very poor
Lighting 18.2
Reflection 22.9
Parallax 18.4
15% 19.8 fps
MRender 15.9
Gravity 18.8
Splatting 16.7
14% 17.1 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.6%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 Evo 250GB-$31
0GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 510
Write 378
Mixed 275
86% 387 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 39.3
165% 61.9 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 147
135% 215 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 128%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB
25GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 96 93 93 93 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
53.2% Above average
Read 91
Write 90.7
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 93.8
61% 83.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL8G30C15U4B.M8FE 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.6% Below average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 12
MC Mixed 10.6
35% 12.3 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 10.3
SC Mixed 11.2
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 58%

 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 1,994 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: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $506
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