MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 52.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	58.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	101% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '24 at 13:41
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	43%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4430-$124 24,837 User benchmarks, average bench 65% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Memory 87.2 1-Core 63.8 2-Core 79.5 52% 76.8 Pts	4-Core 112 8-Core 106 15% 109 Pts	64-Core 106 6% 106 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.5% Above average	Lighting 73.3 Reflection 75.3 Parallax 69.4 60% 72.7 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 71.7 Splatting 66.7 56% 68.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 629GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 395 405 437 437 425 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 449 Mixed 369 SusWrite 392 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 74.2 4K Mixed 39.8 137% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 292 239% 340 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 137%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 31GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 84 82 96 100 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 76 Write 73.5 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 87.1 53% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 86%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$73 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 169 172 174 173 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 160 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 165 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 113%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 160 166 160 165 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 122 Write 132 Mixed 108 SusWrite 156 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.7 405% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Dark-1600 2x8GB 679 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.2% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 13.8 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 15.3 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	54	25	60	27"	1280 720	XMIB004 Mi 27 NFGL

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Typical H81M-E33 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 2,844 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	402x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	301x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	177x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	343x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	235x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	191x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	159x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	77x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	77x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	70x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	67x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	56x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $335

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16