MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateMar 15 '19 at 08:14
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 115
2-Core 224
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 595
59% 484 Pts
64-Core 595
37% 595 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81%
Great: 80%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 238 207 226 218 227 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 479
Mixed 376
SusWrite 241
89% 398 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 59
200% 70.8 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 355
267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 113%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 182 181 183 183 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 160
Mixed 88.8
SusWrite 182
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 110%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
40GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 140 130 118 139 156 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 152
Mixed 77
SusWrite 137
101% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
228% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-074.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
58.6% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 17.2
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 18.9
52% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B85M-E45 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 2,208 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817) - $107

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Average Total price: $537
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HDDRAMUSB
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