MSI H55M-E21(MS-7636)

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.67% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	31% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7636
Motherboard	MSI H55M-E21(MS-7636) (all builds)
Memory	2.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100902
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '18 at 02:16
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3 540-$60 24,563 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	51.1% Above average	Memory 69.5 1-Core 76.4 2-Core 119 54% 88.3 Pts	4-Core 191 8-Core 192 26% 191 Pts	64-Core 190 12% 190 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9400 GT 12,718 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 82C7) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.67% Terrible	Lighting 2.17 Reflection 2.62 Parallax 0.81 2% 1.86 fps	MRender 2.38 Gravity 1.77 Splatting 1.48 2% 1.88 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.67% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 451GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 192 188 95 76 91 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	31% Below average	Read 159 Write 110 Mixed 108 SusWrite 140 29% 129 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 22 4K Mixed 11.5 51% 16.6 MB/s	DQ Read 13.7 DQ Write 20.8 DQ Mixed 15 12% 16.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 102%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 414GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 105 115 121 124 127 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 114 Write 113 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 115 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4GB 42,830 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	29.6% Poor	MC Read 9.7 MC Write 8.1 MC Mixed 13.2 30% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 7.8 20% 7.17 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 46%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical H55M-E21(MS-7636) Builds (Compare 27 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI H55M-E21(MS-7636)

CPU
Core i5 650Intel $70Bench 46%, 42,063 samples	8x
Core i3 540Intel $60Bench 46%, 24,563 samples	6x
Core i5 760Intel $100Bench 64%, 34,495 samples	5x

GPU
HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 20,588 samples	10x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	3x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	3x

SSD
PLUS 120GBSandiskBench 43%, 16,974 samples	3x
WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TBWDCBench 98%, 8,872 samples	2x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x

RAM
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	9x
4GBUnknownBench 26%, 42,830 samples	6x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	6x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $70

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16