MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics47.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateMay 16 '17 at 12:21
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 110
2-Core 217
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 434
58% 433 Pts
64-Core 432
27% 432 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 16.12.2
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.5% Average
Lighting 58.1
Reflection 65.7
Parallax 78.8
47% 67.6 fps
MRender 66.7
Gravity 56.5
Splatting 54.1
48% 59.1 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 53%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
697GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Read 139
Write 145
Mixed 152
110% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.14
75% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
60.4% Good
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 18.4
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 18.2
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 60%

 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 2,843 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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