MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 52.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	35.2% 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	35.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '18 at 01:45
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	79%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3258-$31 23,497 User benchmarks, average bench 53% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Memory 75.6 1-Core 88.1 2-Core 172 65% 112 Pts	4-Core 171 8-Core 160 22% 166 Pts	64-Core 93.7 6% 93.7 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 347.88 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.2% Below average	Lighting 45.9 Reflection 42.5 Parallax 39.8 37% 42.7 fps	MRender 39.7 Gravity 39.9 Splatting 34.5 31% 38 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 165 136 108 119 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 405 Write 338 Mixed 291 SusWrite 135 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 5.3 39% 9.7 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 103%
Seagate ST1000VX001-1HH162 1TB 3,381 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 773GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 153 162 162 166 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 156 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 156 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 99%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -SD 16GB 125 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 15GB free, PID 0306 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 39 47 47 51 51 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	29.6% Poor	Read 67 Write 36.2 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 42.5 62% 48.7 MB/s	4K Read 8.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 3.7 253% 5.07 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 16GB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance (0^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38% Below average	MC Read 10 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 14.9 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 14.6 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 89.2 45% 89.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 62%

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Typical B85M-E45 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 2,216 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 25%

Surfboard

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817) - $107

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	504x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	300x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	203x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	225x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	200x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	141x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	81x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	79x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	78x

RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	96x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	61x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	60x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16