MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	2.73% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	89.6% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140722
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	May 15 '21 at 11:37
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$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 (97^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 96.7 2-Core 183 71% 121 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 347 47% 349 Pts	64-Core 334 21% 334 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7817) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5171 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	2.73% Terrible	Lighting 3.1 Reflection 2 Parallax 5.5 2% 3.53 fps	MRender 5.3 Gravity 2 Splatting 4.1 3% 3.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.73% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 147 152 148 149 147 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 426 Write 391 Mixed 347 SusWrite 180 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 45.6 146% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 340 258% 349 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 124%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 298GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	17.9% Very poor	Read 34.7 Write 39.1 Mixed 37.9 SusWrite 41.2 9% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 11.7 4K Write 14.6 4K Mixed 12.1 41% 12.8 MB/s	DQ Read 29.1 DQ Write 25.2 DQ Mixed 26.5 20% 26.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 99%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 553GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 353 358 348 357 354 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 328 Write 332 Mixed 304 SusWrite 354 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 35.9 4K Mixed 23.6 82% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 82.8 DQ Write 81.1 DQ Mixed 87.9 64% 83.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 99%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 137 136 139 137 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 133 Write 122 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 137 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 84%
Intenso Rainbow Line 64GB 213 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 55GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 17.7 Mixed 6.7 11% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 2% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 7%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 511GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 36 37 37 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 33.8 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 36.7 46% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 86% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905402-560.A00G 2x4GB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.4% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 15.9 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 15.3 SC Mixed 14.5 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 59%

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

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 20%

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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	298x
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	199x
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	77x

RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	95x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	61x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	60x

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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 $178	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