MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics12.3% 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 Drive99.2% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 06 '23 at 16:45
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$35
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 95.6
2-Core 198
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 474
50% 398 Pts
64-Core 518
32% 518 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4000
Nvidia(10DE 097C) 3GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1404 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 391.03
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
12.3% Very poor
Lighting 13.5
Reflection 17.9
Parallax 18.6
11% 16.7 fps
MRender 21.2
Gravity 18.5
Splatting 15.3
15% 18.3 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12.3%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gainward BA0240A 240GB
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM02.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 444 441 467 474 467 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 482
Write 476
Mixed 361
SusWrite 448
100% 442 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 67.7
4K Mixed 35.3
125% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 327
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 194
179% 274 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 100%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
897GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 184 186 185 185 186 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 181
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 185
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
128% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 106%
Great: 107%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 500GB
132GB free
Firmware: 0203
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 41 40 41 39 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
23.8% Poor
Read 42.5
Write 39.3
Mixed 29.5
SusWrite 40.2
28% 37.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.7
120% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 23.8%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CK0 M378B5273DH0-CK0 M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273EB0-CK0 16GB
1600, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
57.3% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 17
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 18.8
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B85M-E45 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 2,212 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817) - $107

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