MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	2.12% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140718
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '19 at 22:40
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 92.4 1-Core 98.5 2-Core 193 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 368 50% 370 Pts	64-Core 362 22% 362 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 620 17,163 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 83EA) 2GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.46 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	2.12% Terrible	Lighting 2.57 Reflection 3.12 Parallax 1.41 2% 2.36 fps	MRender 3.24 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 2.48 2% 2.71 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.12% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 556GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 65 129 136 134 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 145 Write 136 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 114 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 250% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 192 193 195 196 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 119 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 194 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Team-Elite-1600 1x8GB 3,120 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 9.5 31% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 10.7 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 34%

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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 H81M-P33 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 5,027 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	896x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	432x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	389x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	368x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	294x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	280x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	153x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	102x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	119x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	90x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	63x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $354

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16