MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics29.6% 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.
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 8 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.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 5% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
7 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 29 '17 at 20:09
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 51%
CPU Throttled 5%

 PC Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
38.2% Below average
Memory 63.5
1-Core 22.2
2-Core 42.8
31% 42.8 Pts
4-Core 72.2
8-Core 107
11% 89.6 Pts
64-Core 124
8% 124 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.6% Poor
Lighting 18.5
Reflection 30.8
Parallax 98.1
15% 49.1 fps
MRender 64
Gravity 63.3
Splatting 80.4
58% 69.2 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 57%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 158
Write 108
Mixed 99.1
91% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.83
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.23
91% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
43.7% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 17.7
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 6
SC Write 4.7
SC Mixed 6.8
17% 5.83 GB/s
Latency 118
34% 118 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 62%

 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 2,838 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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