MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.3% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.4% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	1.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180710
Uptime	23.3 Days
Run Date	May 09 '24 at 12:42
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$100 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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 91.2 1-Core 103 2-Core 201 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 384 51% 383 Pts	64-Core 382 24% 382 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5500 5,613 User benchmarks, average bench 3% PwrHis(1787 2314) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.3% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 4 Parallax 3.9 3% 3.97 fps	MRender 3.4 Gravity 3.4 Splatting 5.1 3% 3.97 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.3% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 500GB SSD 16,267 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 399GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900615 SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 234 98 100 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 448 Write 379 Mixed 336 SusWrite 169 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 66.9 4K Mixed 35.5 130% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 223 188% 272 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 96%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 205GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 150 151 151 148 147 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 142 Write 147 Mixed 99.6 SusWrite 150 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173EB0-CK0 2x4GB 4,503 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	53.5% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 17 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 14.4 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 59%

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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	33	4	60	23"	1280 720	NEX230D 23LH

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817) - $73

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	905x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	435x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	392x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	373x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	297x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	281x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	194x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	155x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	103x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	120x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	90x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	63x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $354

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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