MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.6% 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 Drive49.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateOct 19 '21 at 08:16
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4720HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 86.7
1-Core 102
2-Core 199
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 363
8-Core 518
55% 441 Pts
64-Core 529
33% 529 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
Asus(1043 85F4) 2GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
14.6% Very poor
Lighting 18.1
Reflection 18.6
Parallax 18.8
15% 18.5 fps
MRender 16.1
Gravity 19.1
Splatting 16.8
14% 17.3 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.6%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend TS120GSSD220S 120GB
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q1121A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 51 76 60 58 77 MB/s
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
49.4% Average
Read 240
Write 22.7
Mixed 220
SusWrite 67.7
30% 138 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 79.6
4K Mixed 16.5
97% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 156
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 31.7
60% 120 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
754GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 168 171 170 171 172 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 114
Write 94.4
Mixed 71.2
SusWrite 165
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73QH0-CK0 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
30.7% Below average
MC Read 10.7
MC Write 10.4
MC Mixed 8.7
28% 9.93 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 9.7
24% 8.53 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 30.7%
Great: 34%

 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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