MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	15.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	91.2% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	9 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '19 at 23:36
Run Duration	349 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 104 2-Core 202 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 359 8-Core 576 57% 467 Pts	64-Core 276 17% 276 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 84BB) CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Lighting 18.6 Reflection 14.3 Parallax 17.7 15% 16.8 fps	MRender 23.4 Gravity 20.6 Splatting 15.9 16% 20 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 115 72 64 65 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 404 Mixed 355 SusWrite 103 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 49.4 161% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 349 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 112GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 134 139 127 137 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 161 Write 105 Mixed 78 SusWrite 134 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 114%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 500GB 326 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 48GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 41 36 40 38 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 96.8 Write 87.5 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 39 50% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 60%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 42 53 45 52 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 79.8 Write 29.2 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 48.2 37% 49.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.1 175% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 65%
WD Green 2TB (2010)-$100 5,498 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 11GB free Firmware: AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 104 112 97 107 106 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 74 Write 75.3 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 106 60% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 68%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 85GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 23 29 22 23 28 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 45.5 Write 90.2 Mixed 75 SusWrite 25.7 44% 59.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.6 161% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 63%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 177GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 44 45 43 48 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	Read 47.3 Write 113 Mixed 98 SusWrite 46.1 57% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.8 214% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 63%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 2TB 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 24GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 38 41 35 38 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 36.3 Write 39.7 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 35.3 27% 36.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.6 184% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 66%
Seagate Ultra Slim PL 1TB 834 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 278GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 36 43 40 44 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 83.2 Write 120 Mixed 89.7 SusWrite 40.8 62% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.1 101% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 68%
WD My Passport 25EA 4TB 1,124 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 2TB free, PID 25ea Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 69 70 65 71 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 124 Write 107 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 70.3 120% 93 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.2 63% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 58%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 1,197 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 317GB free, PID 0100 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 39 37 42 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	26.7% Poor	Read 89.5 Write 93.3 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 40 82% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 45%
WD My Passport 0830 500GB 1,616 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 192GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 38 31 35 32 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	Read 98.8 Write 99.7 Mixed 59 SusWrite 34.4 94% 73 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 45%
WD My Passport 25E4 2TB 301 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 162GB free, PID 25e4 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 51 51 43 46 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	26.7% Poor	Read 72.2 Write 72.7 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 47 78% 59.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 54%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 866GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 115 106 115 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 153 Write 116 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 112 150% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.8 241% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 748GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 63 58 65 65 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 78.2 Write 80.7 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 62.5 91% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 10,124 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 15.7 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 15.9 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 62%

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Typical B85M-E45 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 2,214 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	503x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	300x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	203x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	225x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	200x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	141x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	81x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	78x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	78x

RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	96x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	61x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	60x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16