MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	2.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93.8% 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	16GB 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 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

17 months ago, 12 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140722
Uptime	9.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '22 at 10:49
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	50%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Memory 86.4 1-Core 98.6 2-Core 190 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 331 8-Core 329 44% 330 Pts	64-Core 332 21% 332 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 77%

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. 20.19.15.4624 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	2.83% Terrible	Lighting 3.4 Reflection 1.9 Parallax 5 3% 3.43 fps	MRender 4 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 4.3 3% 3.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.83% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 253 249 250 249 245 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 430 Mixed 409 SusWrite 257 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 65.2 4K Mixed 43 142% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 345 260% 349 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 129%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 97GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 276 276 274 276 274 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 284 Mixed 369 SusWrite 286 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 41.8 139% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 226 204% 310 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 447GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 177 182 177 179 182 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 137 Write 115 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 179 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 5,448 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.9% Below average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 10 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 11.9 SC Mixed 13.1 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 86%

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

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Typical B85M-E45 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 2,209 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 25%

Surfboard

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

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	300x
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	140x

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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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