MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 53.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	53.3% 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	The 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '19 at 01:57
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Memory 65.2 1-Core 72.7 2-Core 140 54% 92.8 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 317 35% 275 Pts	64-Core 321 20% 321 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Asus(1043 046A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Lighting 65.2 Reflection 56.7 Parallax 82.7 53% 68.2 fps	MRender 58.6 Gravity 58.3 Splatting 74.8 54% 63.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 178 198 202 203 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 197 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 192 107% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 362% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 133GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 140 141 140 140 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 118 Write 123 Mixed 17 SusWrite 140 72% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 108%
SanDisk Cruzer Orbit 32GB 316 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 21GB free, PID 557c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 6.3 7.8 6.6 8.4 7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 20.7 Write 8.2 Mixed 7 SusWrite 6.6 12% 10.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.1 75% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 21,220 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	49.1% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 16.8 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 12.8 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 113 35% 113 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16