MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	94.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140220
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '20 at 01:24
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	78.4% Very good	Memory 91 1-Core 112 2-Core 199 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 574 57% 465 Pts	64-Core 513 32% 513 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: 90WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 383 386 390 383 382 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 413 Write 370 Mixed 278 SusWrite 384 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 60.9 4K Mixed 38.9 137% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 172 157% 240 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 555GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 163 164 164 163 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 161 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 163 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 29GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 16 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	10.4% Very poor	Read 32.5 Write 18.2 Mixed 16.7 SusWrite 18 27% 21.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 34% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 18.1 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 16.4 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 63%

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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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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	402x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	301x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	177x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	343x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	235x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	191x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	159x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	77x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	77x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	70x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	67x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	56x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $336

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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