MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics105% 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 Drive56% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 18 '17 at 05:07
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 108
2-Core 215
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 424
57% 424 Pts
64-Core 422
26% 422 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6282) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.59
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 155
Parallax 143
110% 145 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 136
Splatting 113
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC-WRSN 500GB
399GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41110WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
56% Above average
Read 265
Write 256
Mixed 240
57% 254 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 58.6
4K Mixed 19.1
93% 34.2 MB/s
DQ Read 29.3
DQ Write 59.7
DQ Mixed 16.8
21% 35.3 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 56%
Great: 106%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
380GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 172
Mixed 164
125% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.94
4K Mixed 0.19
78% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 96%
Great: 103%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16
273GB free
Firmware: 0003SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
36.2% Below average
Read 65.9
Write 60.4
Mixed 62.2
47% 62.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 0.76
4K Mixed 0.34
70% 0.52 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
51.4% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.7
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 16.5
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 65%

 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 2,843 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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