MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.27% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	2.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180717
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '18 at 06:13
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3258-$31 23,497 User benchmarks, average bench 53% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 92.5 1-Core 119 2-Core 243 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 248 8-Core 241 33% 245 Pts	64-Core 239 15% 239 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 720 15,510 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 8C90) 1GB CLim: 797 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	3.27% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 3.69 Parallax 3.72 3% 3.77 fps	MRender 3.9 Gravity 3.27 Splatting 5.13 4% 4.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.27% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS2211 240GB-$90 1,866 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS221016 SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 387 410 417 419 417 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 431 Write 413 Mixed 324 SusWrite 404 89% 393 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 38.4 144% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 356 DQ Mixed 175 178% 286 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 231GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 46 47 48 48 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 68.3 Write 65.8 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 47.4 43% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 69%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 240GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 64 66 66 67 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 68.1 Write 66.9 Mixed 47.6 SusWrite 65.8 46% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 51%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 616GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 98 101 102 102 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 109 Write 37.3 Mixed 54 SusWrite 101 56% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Performance DDR3 1333 C9 2x2GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	54.1% Above average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 17.6 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 17.1 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 63 63% 63 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 54%

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

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

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	401x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	299x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	177x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	343x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	235x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	190x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	159x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	77x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	77x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	70x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	67x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	56x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $336

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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