MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	7.36% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	44.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '21 at 22:00
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590S-$79 11,598 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Memory 69.7 1-Core 22.6 2-Core 98.6 40% 63.6 Pts	4-Core 357 8-Core 364 48% 360 Pts	64-Core 362 22% 362 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.33 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	7.36% Terrible	Lighting 8.7 Reflection 11.4 Parallax 7.9 7% 9.33 fps	MRender 10.8 Gravity 9.8 Splatting 8.7 8% 9.77 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 7.36% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: K1C3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 235 230 252 264 225 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 319 Write 224 Mixed 250 SusWrite 237 58% 258 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 15.7 4K Mixed 11.4 48% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 17.6 DQ Mixed 28.5 31% 55.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 102%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 88GB free Firmware: 30RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 133 75 104 115 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 320 Write 313 Mixed 306 SusWrite 123 60% 265 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 15.9 4K Mixed 10.4 48% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 60.5 DQ Write 23 DQ Mixed 20.2 21% 34.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 86%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 392GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 85 85 85 82 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 112 Write 140 Mixed 73 SusWrite 84.4 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 2x4GB 4,196 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.1% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 9 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 10.4 SC Mixed 9.6 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 15: 2R 1G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
15%	4%	118	72	44	60	23.5"	1920 1080	SAM0D20 S24F350

History: Score 7: 1R 0G 2B | Score 15: 2R 1G 2B

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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	299x
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	200x
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	78x

RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	96x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	61x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	60x

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Total price: $537

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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