MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180717
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateNov 19 '19 at 10:15
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4440-$128
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
41.2% Average
Memory 22.3
1-Core 97.7
2-Core 173
49% 97.8 Pts
4-Core 343
8-Core 352
46% 348 Pts
64-Core 358
22% 358 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7817) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5063
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.31% Terrible
Lighting 3.57
Reflection 6.23
Parallax 5.28
3% 5.03 fps
MRender 4.9
Gravity 2.17
Splatting 7.13
4% 4.73 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.31%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
510GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 17 28 63 35 108 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
18% Very poor
Read 17.4
Write 7.2
Mixed 19.6
SusWrite 45.3
16% 22.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.2
40% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 18%
Great: 109%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
161GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 72 71 71 72 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
50.7% Above average
Read 105
Write 98.3
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 71.7
65% 88.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
111% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Transcend JM1600KLH-8G 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
29.1% Poor
MC Read 10.8
MC Write 11
MC Mixed 9.1
29% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 9.8
29% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 304
13% 304 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 29.1%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H81M-E33 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 2,837 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817) - $98

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $336
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HDDRAMUSB
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