MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics101% 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.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140220
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateOct 20 '19 at 20:22
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU 100%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 (99th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Memory 92.7
1-Core 87.7
2-Core 174
70% 118 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 309
42% 314 Pts
64-Core 313
19% 313 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Gainward(10B0 1B80) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2627 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 128
Parallax 112
102% 122 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 143
Splatting 113
101% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 120GB
62GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 130 222 82 58 58 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
28.6% Poor
Read 305
Write 192
Mixed 241
SusWrite 101
47% 210 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.4
38% 9 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 28.6%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
441GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 69 90 92 115 115 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
59.2% Above average
Read 118
Write 117
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 88.3
72% 98.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
33.8% Below average
MC Read 10.8
MC Write 11.3
MC Mixed 9.9
30% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 10.4
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 40%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B85M-E45 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 2,207 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Average Total price: $536
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