MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	25.7% 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)
Boot Drive	86.6% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	6.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180710
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '20 at 11:27
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 89.2 1-Core 113 2-Core 215 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 367 8-Core 627 60% 497 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 945 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	25.7% Poor	Lighting 31.8 Reflection 28.8 Parallax 42.3 26% 34.3 fps	MRender 26.8 Gravity 28.6 Splatting 35 25% 30.1 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS480GSSD220S 480GB 5,978 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 340GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 198 77 76 76 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 440 Write 428 Mixed 387 SusWrite 145 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 85.3 4K Mixed 44.4 148% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 243 201% 287 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 95%
Seagate USB 3.0 Cable 500GB 335 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 368GB free, PID 5030 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 37 37 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 38.3 Write 34.5 Mixed 26 SusWrite 37.4 46% 34.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 47% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 47%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00DC0B0 3TB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 36 36 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	21% Poor	Read 38.3 Write 35.3 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 36.3 46% 34.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 115% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 56%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	9.39% Terrible	Read 36.7 Write 35.8 Mixed 30 SusWrite 1.2 33% 25.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 9.39% Great: 62%
WDC WD80 EFZX-68UW8N0 8TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 5.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	9.71% Terrible	Read 25.7 Write 17.8 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 1.3 24% 18.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 9.71% Great: 67%
ST8000AS 0002-1NA17Z 8TB 115 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 5.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 31.5 Write 37.3 Mixed 32.3 SusWrite 1.3 34% 25.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 0.7 309% 3.27 MB/s	DQ Read 0.5 DQ Write 10.7 DQ Mixed 1 400% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 92%
ST8000DM 004-2CX188 8TB 210 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 23.8 Write 25.3 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 3.9 26% 19.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.4 149% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 74%
Verbatim STORE N GO 32GB 3,394 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 24GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 3.5 0.7 2.8 2.6 1.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	3.89% Terrible	Read 18.3 Write 0.5 Mixed 1.8 SusWrite 2.3 5% 5.72 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.89% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown PSD38G13332 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBNT 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.3% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 11.3 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 10.5 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 43%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 72%

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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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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