MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 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 56.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.45% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	37.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180717
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '23 at 11:48
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4170-$59 48,178 User benchmarks, average bench 57% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	56.2% Above average	Memory 70.7 1-Core 91.7 2-Core 165 63% 109 Pts	4-Core 240 8-Core 254 33% 247 Pts	64-Core 251 16% 251 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz) 64,721 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7817) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5171 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	2.45% Terrible	Lighting 2.7 Reflection 1.8 Parallax 3.8 2% 2.77 fps	MRender 4 Gravity 2.1 Splatting 4.4 3% 3.5 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.45% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: 61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 215 76 95 86 72 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.3% Below average	Read 196 Write 102 Mixed 102 SusWrite 129 29% 132 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 23.6 4K Mixed 16.6 61% 19.3 MB/s	DQ Read 54.9 DQ Write 74.4 DQ Mixed 73.5 53% 67.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown D3S8GL16B8 1x8GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	19.6% Very poor	MC Read 6.4 MC Write 7.4 MC Mixed 5.6 18% 6.47 GB/s	SC Read 3.3 SC Write 5.4 SC Mixed 3.9 12% 4.2 GB/s	Latency 99.7 40% 99.7 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 34%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 11: 0P 1R 1G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
11%	8%	63	59	46	60	15.5"	1366 768	GSM3E8F 16EN33

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Typical H81M-E33 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 2,844 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

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 $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16