MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	27.1% 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	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	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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '19 at 18:59
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$51 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Memory 72.3 1-Core 92.2 2-Core 176 65% 113 Pts	4-Core 261 8-Core 274 36% 268 Pts	64-Core 332 21% 332 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 116F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.1% Poor	Lighting 33.4 Reflection 32.8 Parallax 24.5 27% 30.2 fps	MRender 34.2 Gravity 32.7 Splatting 31.7 27% 32.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 103 97 93 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 142 Write 124 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 98 72% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 107%
Intenso Rainbow Line 32GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 29GB free, PID 5678 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 4.7 5.1 6.8 6.9 6.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	3.43% Terrible	Read 12.5 Write 12 Mixed 10 SusWrite 5.8 13% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 8% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.43% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BA160B.C16 2x8GB 11,058 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	42% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 12.7 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 14.3 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 96.1 42% 96.1 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 61%

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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 2,216 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	504x
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
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 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16