MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics126% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive50.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 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
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150330
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateAug 05 '17 at 06:53
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 133
2-Core 262
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 699
70% 567 Pts
64-Core 702
43% 702 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 209
Parallax 211
140% 197 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 187
Splatting 127
120% 149 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
14GB free
Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
42.9% Average
Read 236
Write 112
Mixed 137
36% 162 MB/s
4K Read 16.2
4K Write 63.5
4K Mixed 16.4
79% 32.1 MB/s
DQ Read 75
DQ Write 56
DQ Mixed 16.1
26% 49 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 73%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
50.5% Above average
Read 435
Write 121
Mixed 163
52% 239 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 72.6
4K Mixed 13.6
87% 35.5 MB/s
DQ Read 8.41
DQ Write 13.1
DQ Mixed 10.7
8% 10.7 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
861GB free
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 153
Mixed 63.5
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.83
4K Mixed 0.25
89% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
766GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 113
Write 119
Mixed 66.3
74% 99.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 1.99
4K Mixed 0.24
94% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
63.5% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 19.4
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 22.1
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 58.5
68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H81M-P33 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 5,034 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817) - $73

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $354
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