MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33% 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)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141211
Uptime	12.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '19 at 20:54
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 95.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 254 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 469 63% 471 Pts	64-Core 486 30% 486 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33% Below average	Lighting 42.3 Reflection 41.7 Parallax 37.7 34% 40.6 fps	MRender 39.1 Gravity 38.3 Splatting 34.3 30% 37.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsun 650 120GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: FXT0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 478 Write 401 Mixed 340 90% 406 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 80 4K Mixed 39.2 142% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 81.7 DQ Mixed 39 54% 101 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 193GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 168 164 167 169 169 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 162 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 164 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 432 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 476GB free, PID 231b Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 93 93 93 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 90.5 Write 62.3 Mixed 51.3 SusWrite 92.9 98% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.4% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 20.2 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 19.7 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 86%

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

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Gaming 25%

Surfboard

Desktop 71%

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Workstation 20%

Surfboard

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

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	501x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	299x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	202x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	224x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	200x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	139x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	81x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	78x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 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 $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 $45	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