MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20141225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 28 '17 at 02:43
Run Duration193 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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)
79.2% Very good
Memory 93.5
1-Core 102
2-Core 204
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 381
50% 378 Pts
64-Core 380
24% 380 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 155
Parallax 145
116% 147 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 135
Splatting 112
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
32GB free
Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
51.5% Above average
Read 493
Write 108
Mixed 168
55% 257 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 60.7
4K Mixed 13.1
82% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 19.7
DQ Write 37.6
DQ Mixed 23.5
19% 26.9 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 73%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
79% Very good
Read 139
Write 136
Mixed 96.4
92% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 2.31
4K Mixed 0.29
111% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 79%
Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Read 162
Write 133
Mixed 36
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.25
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.2
66% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
197GB free, PID 2321
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
14% Very poor
Read 27
Write 23.7
Mixed 24.8
32% 25.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.31
66% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
63.4% Good
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 20
63% 22 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 20.3
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 60.9
66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H81M-P33 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 5,027 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $354
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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