MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 52.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.64% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180717
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 03 '23 at 04:13
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4150-$38 36,627 User benchmarks, average bench 55% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	52.2% Above average	Memory 63.2 1-Core 86.9 2-Core 137 56% 95.8 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 249 32% 243 Pts	64-Core 249 15% 249 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz) 64,721 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7817) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5171 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	2.64% Terrible	Lighting 2.9 Reflection 2.1 Parallax 4.1 2% 3.03 fps	MRender 4.9 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 4.4 3% 3.83 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.64% Great: 3%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
EVM SSD 256GB 211 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS2227N Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 436 Write 370 Mixed 313 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 57.8 4K Mixed 10 80% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 14.6 68% 147 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 192%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$33 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 464GB free Firmware: SC13 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 99.1 Write 99.1 Mixed 53.7 62% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 60%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 32GB 3,459 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 29GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 32.4 Write 18.4 Mixed 4.5 19% 18.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 126% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-PB 6GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1600, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096 MB Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	38.7% Below average	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 12.8 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 11 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 119 34% 119 ns
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817) - $98

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	405x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	302x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	178x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	344x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	235x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	192x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	160x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	77x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	77x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	70x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	70x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	56x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $336

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16