MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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. 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.
Graphics	3.94% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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	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 8 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	2.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 8
BIOS Date	20130819
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '19 at 13:37
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4430-$124 24,837 User benchmarks, average bench 65% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 92.8 1-Core 95.1 2-Core 186 74% 125 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 349 48% 353 Pts	64-Core 352 22% 352 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7817) 1.8GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 9.18.10.3215 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.94% Terrible	Lighting 4.5 Reflection 5.85 Parallax 5.41 4% 5.25 fps	MRender 6.76 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 6.91 4% 5.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.94% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 263GB free (System drive) Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 82 90 88 94 90 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 113 Write 104 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 86.6 67% 91 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 88%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 107 107 107 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 110 Write 96.3 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 107 130% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 0.8 273% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 59%
SanDisk Ultra 16GB 4,598 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 8GB free, PID 5590, Ultra Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 16 16 14 14 15 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 31.4 Write 15.8 Mixed 15.8 SusWrite 14.4 24% 19.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.3 143% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Team-Elite-1600 1x4GB 1,500 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 9.3 31% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 11.4 SC Mixed 10.3 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 33%

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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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Typical B85M-E45 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 2,206 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 25%

Surfboard

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

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

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	501x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	298x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	202x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	224x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	199x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	139x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	81x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	78x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	77x

RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	95x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	61x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	59x

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Total price: $536

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