MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics92.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive5.39% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140718
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateDec 29 '20 at 22:24
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 37%
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 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690S-$141
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
70.7% Very good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 99.1
2-Core 174
70% 119 Pts
4-Core 327
8-Core 402
47% 365 Pts
64-Core 354
22% 354 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 106
Parallax 109
95% 110 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 102
Splatting 94.1
88% 110 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 97%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend TS120GSSD25D-M 128GB
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1571
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 14 8.8 14 10 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
5.39% Terrible
Read 54.8
Write 60.8
Mixed 26.5
SusWrite 12.4
9% 38.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 6.7
4K Mixed 2.1
8% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.39%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
56.4% Above average
MC Read 20
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 18.4
56% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 17.6
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H81M-P33 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 5,043 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $354
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