MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics20.3% 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 DriveThe 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 03 '18 at 11:12
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 92.3
1-Core 93.1
2-Core 175
72% 120 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 316
46% 335 Pts
64-Core 348
22% 348 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 560-B
PowerColor(148C 2385) 2GB
CLim: 1176 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.10.2
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
20.3% Poor
Lighting 22.9
Reflection 29.9
Parallax 28.9
19% 27.2 fps
MRender 29.5
Gravity 21.7
Splatting 33.2
24% 28.1 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 20.3%
Great: 22%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 16 19 19 21 18 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
20.7% Poor
Read 54.3
Write 22.3
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 17.7
24% 31.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.2
49% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 20.7%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173EB0-CK0 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
56.2% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 17.2
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 17.2
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H81M-E33 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 2,836 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817) - $98

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $336
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