MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.9% 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)
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.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140718
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateAug 13 '19 at 12:14
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 92.5
1-Core 92.7
2-Core 186
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 373
49% 369 Pts
64-Core 360
22% 360 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
35.9% Below average
Lighting 46.5
Reflection 45.5
Parallax 40
38% 44 fps
MRender 41
Gravity 40.8
Splatting 36.2
32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Blaze 120GB-$30
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 07.9
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 484
Write 343
Mixed 114
69% 314 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 20.2
4K Mixed 15.3
63% 19 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 19
DQ Mixed 39.5
36% 58.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
46GB free
Firmware: HP51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 99 98 96 99 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
53.9% Above average
Read 90
Write 72.2
Mixed 63
SusWrite 97.9
60% 80.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron CT102464BD160B.C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
60.5% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 23
MC Mixed 18.6
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 18.2
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H81M-P33 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 5,020 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817) - $73

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $354
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HDDRAMUSB
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