MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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 62.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.5% 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	The 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141225
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	May 29 '17 at 12:52
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4170-$59 48,178 User benchmarks, average bench 57% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Memory 85.5 1-Core 104 2-Core 172 72% 121 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 229 31% 232 Pts	64-Core 246 15% 246 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2958) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.33 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Lighting 39 Reflection 35 Parallax 31.6 32% 35.2 fps	MRender 36.6 Gravity 33.5 Splatting 33.3 28% 34.5 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 605GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 81 63 166830328 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 508 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 71 60 14052389 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1361 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 266 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 61 44 656408615 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 509 (C2) HDA temperature 39 20 85899345959 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 1 1 166830328 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -4801773435635 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3221072866 (F2) Unknown 100 253 8640089763	91.2% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 151 Mixed 133 112% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.93 4K Write 1.76 4K Mixed 0.26 100% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: KC48 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 1408 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1216 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 245021032 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5260 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1215 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 58 45 723451946 (C2) HDA temperature 42 55 90194313258 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 51 39 1408 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -1138166328178 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3882051680 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2034323382	49.1% Average	Read 91.5 Write 79.8 Mixed 86.4 65% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 0.93 4K Mixed 0.52 95% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 88%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 38.6 Write 38.5 Mixed 34.3 48% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.17 57% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 16GB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.8% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 14.9 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 15.5 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 59%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical H81M-P33 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 5,027 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 72%

Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $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