MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory2.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 05 '16 at 17:38
Run Duration273 Seconds
Run User QAT-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Memory 91.6
1-Core 95.3
2-Core 190
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 380
50% 377 Pts
64-Core 380
24% 380 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Nvidia(10DE 1401) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6143
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
36.3% Below average
Lighting 47.4
Reflection 44.5
Parallax 40.1
39% 44 fps
MRender 42
Gravity 40.5
Splatting 35.9
32% 39.5 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
428GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Read 149
Write 145
Mixed 89.9
95% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.2
79% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 88%
Toshiba StorE HDD 320GB
21GB free, PID 0b15
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
18.5% Very poor
Read 38.3
Write 36.9
Mixed 25.6
42% 33.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.24
63% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 18.5%
Great: 19%
Sandisk USB Ultra 8GB
1GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
4.52% Terrible
Read 12.7
Write 6.21
Mixed 6.61
10% 8.52 MB/s
4K Read 5.5
4K Write 0.007
4K Mixed 0.01
21% 1.84 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.52%
Great: 5%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-005.A00LF 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
33.2% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 11.1
MC Mixed 9.2
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 10.9
SC Mixed 10.3
29% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H81M-E33 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 2,843 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817) - $98

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $336
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