MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.13% 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.

Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colores, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '21 at 01:25
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	50%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570S 11,172 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Memory 56.7 1-Core 71.9 2-Core 143 51% 90.6 Pts	4-Core 229 8-Core 346 36% 287 Pts	64-Core 352 22% 352 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 7817) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.13% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 2.6 Parallax 5.7 3% 4.03 fps	MRender 5.3 Gravity 2.1 Splatting 4.3 3% 3.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.13% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 641GB free (System drive) Firmware: A750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 114 122 113 109 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 118 Write 140 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 119 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.4 94% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown PSD34G13332 0420 8GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance (0^th percentile)	38% Below average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 12.4 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 6.5 21% 7.23 GB/s	Latency 138 29% 138 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 52%

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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-E33 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 2,851 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

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

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	404x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	302x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	178x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	344x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	235x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	192x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	160x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	77x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	77x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	70x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	70x
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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16