MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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.
Boot Drive	69.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '17 at 04:13
Run Duration	382 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Celeron G1820-$56 4,011 User benchmarks, average bench 49% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Memory 87.1 1-Core 37.2 2-Core 91.7 48% 72 Pts	4-Core 92.8 8-Core 88.8 12% 90.8 Pts	64-Core 93.6 6% 93.6 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 58%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 12,393 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 197 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 214 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 124 (AD) Unknown 100 100 196617 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 106 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 97 (F1) Unknown 100 100 566	69.2% Good	Read 515 Write 322 Mixed 347 87% 395 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 67.3 4K Mixed 9.68 94% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 32.4 DQ Write 77.3 DQ Mixed 7.32 19% 39 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 91%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 8GB 2,387 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 6GB free, PID c75c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	6.12% Terrible	Read 29.3 Write 1.8 Mixed 2.43 9% 11.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.24 4K Write 0.003 4K Mixed 0.003 23% 2.08 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.12% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 1,073 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44% Average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 15.3 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 16.1 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 85%

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

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Typical B85M-E45 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 2,207 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 25%

Surfboard

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817) - $107

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	501x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	298x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	202x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	224x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	199x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	139x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	81x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	78x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	77x

RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	95x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	61x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	60x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $183	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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