MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.4% 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	64.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180717
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '20 at 11:21
Run Duration	286 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 127 2-Core 220 84% 145 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 620 62% 504 Pts	64-Core 585 36% 585 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Gigabyte(1458 229A) 3GB CLim: 1072 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.5.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Lighting 47.1 Reflection 32.6 Parallax 53.6 38% 44.4 fps	MRender 32.5 Gravity 42.4 Splatting 42.6 32% 39.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 136 143 143 135 138 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 284 Write 205 Mixed 220 SusWrite 138 47% 212 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 33.2 123% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 81.3 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 99.3 88% 128 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 183 186 185 188 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 169 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 185 102% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%
USB DISK 30X 4GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 4GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 4.9 6.4 6.5 6 5.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	5.06% Terrible	Read 18.2 Write 6.7 Mixed 7 SusWrite 5.8 11% 9.43 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 22% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.06% Great: 5%
WD Elements 107C 3TB 3,265 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 172GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 25.5 Write 22.1 Mixed 21.4 SusWrite 7.3 25% 19.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 58%
HP Portable HD BB07 1TB 159 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 897GB free, PID bb07 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 29.4 Write 23.1 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 7.3 26% 20.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 36%
WD Elements 25A1 3TB 4,338 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 25.5 Write 22.5 Mixed 22.4 SusWrite 7.3 25% 19.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 1.1 169% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 62%
WD Elements 25A1 3TB 4,338 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 28.5 Write 23.2 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 7.2 26% 20.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1 193% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 62%
USB DISK 3.0 126GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 26GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 24 24 23 24 22 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 24.6 Write 13.7 SusWrite 23.2 25% 20.5 MB/s	4K Read 9.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 44% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 40%
Imation Nano Pro 8GB 337 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 5GB free, PID 063d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 9.8 9.3 9.8 9.3 9.2 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	7.61% Terrible	Read 16.7 Write 9 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 9.5 13% 10.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 68% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.61% Great: 9%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 8GB 14,254 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 1665 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 5.2 4.5 4.9 4.5 4.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	5.29% Terrible	Read 21.9 Write 20.7 Mixed 12.2 SusWrite 4.5 19% 14.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.29% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BA160B.C16 2x8GB 11,058 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	57.4% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 16.6 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 18.3 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 67.3 60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 61%

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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 $30Bench 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 $295	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 $45	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