MSI B85M-E33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics9.13% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI B85M-E33 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130426
Uptime3 Days
Run DateMar 17 '18 at 23:00
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 91.9
1-Core 99.3
2-Core 198
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 395
52% 389 Pts
64-Core 394
24% 394 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112
PNY(196E 0973) 1GB
CLim: 1058 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
9.13% Terrible
Lighting 10.3
Reflection 9.42
Parallax 11.8
8% 10.5 fps
MRender 13.6
Gravity 12.2
Splatting 13.1
11% 13 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.13%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39
298GB free
Firmware: 12.01B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
43.6% Average
Read 79
Write 72.5
Mixed 72.7
56% 74.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.21
4K Mixed 0.34
103% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
263GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 136
Write 127
Mixed 122
96% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 0.25
82% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39
75GB free
Firmware: 01.03A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
49.7% Average
Read 89.8
Write 83.2
Mixed 87.2
65% 86.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.97
4K Mixed 0.41
102% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SUPERTALENT02 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
33.9% Below average
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 9.3
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 11.7
SC Mixed 11.1
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B85M-E33 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI B85M-E33 (MS-7817) - $73

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $179
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