MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	20.3% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140722
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '17 at 23:41
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (60^th 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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Memory 93.8 1-Core 106 2-Core 187 77% 129 Pts	4-Core 285 8-Core 286 38% 285 Pts	64-Core 287 18% 287 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% EVGA(3842 3753) CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Lighting 25.4 Reflection 19.5 Parallax 22.9 21% 22.6 fps	MRender 28 Gravity 26.1 Splatting 19.4 20% 24.5 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 283GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 86 86 7340117 (02) Throughput performance 138 138 84 (03) Spinup time 118 118 12897484995 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3942 (05) Reallocated sector count 1 1 1841 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 113 113 35 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 14129 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2057 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 3942 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 3942 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 206159806498 (C4) Reallocation count 1 1 2262 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	54.3% Above average	Read 34.5 Write 155 Mixed 121 79% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.17 4K Write 0.52 4K Mixed 0.11 29% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 103%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: JP2OA50E Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 71 71 24121058 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 92 (03) Spinup time 115 115 17192976582 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 4474 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 3 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 144 144 28 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 22513 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3948 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 4480 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 4480 (C2) HDA temperature 157 157 249109413926 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 3 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	43.5% Average	Read 44.6 Write 107 Mixed 24.3 43% 58.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.42 4K Mixed 0.34 80% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35 38,490 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 17.6 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 18.4 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817) - $98

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	403x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	301x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	178x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	344x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	235x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	192x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	159x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	77x
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	77x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	70x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	68x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	56x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $335

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16