MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28.5% 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 Drive	95.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although 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.

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System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150330
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '17 at 23:26
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3258-$31 23,497 User benchmarks, average bench 53% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 229 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 227 8-Core 230 30% 228 Pts	64-Core 231 14% 231 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% PNY(196E 11C0); pny gtx 1050 CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.33 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Lighting 35.5 Reflection 25.6 Parallax 31.7 29% 30.9 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 32.9 Splatting 32 28% 34.2 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 100 120GB-$60 4,424 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 37GB free Firmware: SAFM11.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1858 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 297 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 199 199 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 89 (C2) HDA temperature 71 58 180389281821	53.2% Above average	Read 484 Write 105 Mixed 109 50% 233 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 52.3 4K Mixed 6.36 71% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 80.4 DQ Mixed 30.8 59% 123 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 76%
Team L3 EVO SSD 120GB 600 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 462 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 251 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (AA) Unknown 100 100 322 (AD) Unknown 100 100 720933 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 39 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 1 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1361	95.3% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 476 Mixed 408 104% 465 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 14.1 120% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 60.8 101% 196 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GB 2,197 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 15.5 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 15.1 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 59%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 72%

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Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817) - $73

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	896x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	432x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	389x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	368x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	294x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	280x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	153x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	102x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	119x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	90x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	63x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $354

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16