MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (3rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 97 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 23.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Boot Drive32.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory8.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150330
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 14 '23 at 03:16
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User NPL-User
Background CPU 94%

 PC Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
23.4% Poor
Memory 37.6
1-Core 44.5
2-Core 131
38% 71.1 Pts
4-Core 60.2
8-Core 29
7% 44.6 Pts
64-Core 183
11% 183 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 72%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 128GB
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 195 185 171 154 42 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
32.6% Below average
Read 21.1
Write 28.3
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 152
13% 56.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 29.2
4K Mixed 20.8
44% 17 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 147
117% 163 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
140GB free
Firmware: HPH3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 116 117 114 102 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
62.5% Good
Read 118
Write 74.4
Mixed 63.2
SusWrite 99.5
65% 88.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.3
85% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C-PB Samsung M378B5273EBO-CKO 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
18% Very poor
MC Read 6.5
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 6.2
19% 6.53 GB/s
SC Read 2.6
SC Write 5.1
SC Mixed 4.4
12% 4.03 GB/s
Latency 214
19% 214 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 18%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H81M-P33 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 5,044 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817) - $73

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $354
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