MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	17.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '19 at 22:57
Run Duration	274 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 (68^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 108 2-Core 200 75% 131 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 555 55% 448 Pts	64-Core 578 36% 578 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37B6) ≥ 4GB; Aorus GeForce RTX 2070 8G CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 121 Parallax 137 107% 130 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 130 Splatting 102 108% 137 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 453 Write 427 Mixed 373 93% 418 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 54.7 184% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 353 265% 353 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 307GB free Firmware: CC25 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 174 Write 131 Mixed 85.5 97% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 10TB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 8TB free Firmware: 0915 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 247 Write 215 Mixed 131 146% 198 MB/s	4K Read 12.7 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.2 750% 6.2 MB/s
Poor: 20% Great: 107%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 500GB 326 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 48GB free Firmware: 0302 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 91 Write 87.3 Mixed 49.8 56% 76 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 60%
WD Green 2TB (2010)-$100 5,498 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 11GB free Firmware: AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 114 111 113 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 77.5 Write 78.5 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 112 62% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 68%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 227GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 28.3 Write 42.3 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 41.5 27% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.8 183% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 63%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 2TB 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 22GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 30 29 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	31% Below average	Read 74.5 Write 128 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 32.6 62% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.7 185% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 66%
WD My Passport 25EA 4TB 1,124 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1.5TB free, PID 25ea Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 115 Write 97.5 Mixed 66.7 113% 93 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.2 49% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 58%
WD My Passport 25E3 1TB 424 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 516GB free, PID 25e3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 158 Write 116 Mixed 73 136% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.6 206% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 68%
WD My Passport 25E4 2TB 301 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 72GB free, PID 25e4 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 51 54 50 54 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	29% Poor	Read 81.5 Write 82 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 51.6 87% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 54%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB 7,384 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2.5TB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 100 100 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 84.5 Write 93.8 Mixed 69 SusWrite 99.4 120% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.8 194% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 63%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 2TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 53 54 54 55 56 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 104 Write 103 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 54.5 104% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 32GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 15.3 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 16.2 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 60%

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

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

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	505x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	301x
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
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	79x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 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 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	60x

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Total price: $537

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16