MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.45% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive37.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150330
Uptime11 Days
Run DateJul 23 '18 at 09:55
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 91.1
1-Core 97.4
2-Core 178
73% 122 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 361
49% 364 Pts
64-Core 371
23% 371 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
MSI(1462 8A9F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
3.45% Terrible
Lighting 4.23
Reflection 5.08
Parallax 2.81
4% 4.04 fps
MRender 5.86
Gravity 4.23
Splatting 3.09
3% 4.39 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.45%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$26
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 46 96 112 121 77 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
37.6% Below average
Read 448
Write 80.8
Mixed 189
SusWrite 93.6
44% 203 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 31.9
4K Mixed 0.1
39% 15.6 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 16.5
DQ Mixed 33.1
36% 63.6 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 86%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29
2TB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 154 153 155 154 156 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Read 153
Write 140
Mixed 38.2
SusWrite 155
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-010.A00LF 9905402-174.A00G 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
57.6% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 18
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 15.3
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 59%

 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 5,019 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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