MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	6.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130917
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '18 at 22:18
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4330-$140 6,343 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Memory 90.4 1-Core 102 2-Core 177 73% 123 Pts	4-Core 271 8-Core 274 36% 273 Pts	64-Core 271 17% 271 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2877) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.24 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Lighting 25.5 Reflection 23.5 Parallax 35.2 21% 28.1 fps	MRender 33.3 Gravity 29.8 Splatting 25.1 24% 29.4 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2759 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 622 (B1) Unknown 98 98 23 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 51 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 79 (F1) Unknown 99 99 10465502253
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Green 750GB (2012) 1,474 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 33GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 141 136 3941 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1789 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 15232 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1101 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 417 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 133 133 201588 (C2) HDA temperature 115 91 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 1 541482 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	35.6% Below average	Read 61.1 Write 62.4 Mixed 58.8 46% 60.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 2.28 4K Mixed 0.2 98% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 68%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 29GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 13892 (03) Spinup time 144 142 3766 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3004 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6366 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2295 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 572 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2431 (C2) HDA temperature 111 93 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 26504 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	45.3% Average	Read 103 Write 54.9 Mixed 72.3 58% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.41 104% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 69%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$24 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 9GB free Firmware: 05.06H05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 162 159 2883 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4899 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 16738 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4814 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 218 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4899 (C2) HDA temperature 108 94 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	32.9% Below average	Read 59.4 Write 55.1 Mixed 48.7 41% 54.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.28 4K Write 1.43 4K Mixed 0.41 83% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8GX 0420 12GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1600, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	44.5% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 12.9 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 14.1 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 51%

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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	401x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	299x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	176x

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	190x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	159x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	77x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 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: $336

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16