MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '17 at 13:01
Run Duration	328 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4440-$128 81,111 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 93.8 1-Core 94.3 2-Core 190 74% 126 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 365 50% 369 Pts	64-Core 378 23% 378 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 70%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 7912 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1495 (B1) Unknown 98 98 31 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 99 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 50 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 92 (EB) Unknown 99 99 119 (F1) Unknown 99 99 9786422294
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
SanDisk Ultra 64GB 3,958 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 58GB free, PID 5590, SANDISK DUAL ULTRA Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 150 Write 103 Mixed 119 152% 124 MB/s	4K Read 5.92 4K Write 2.88 4K Mixed 1.33 165% 3.38 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 38%
Sony Storage Media 32GB 556 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 29GB free, PID 05ba Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	9.75% Terrible	Read 26.3 Write 10.7 Mixed 12.4 18% 16.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.88 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.38 58% 2.02 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 9.75% Great: 9%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,486 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 9GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 131 Write 41.3 Mixed 53.6 80% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.09 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.98 100% 2.49 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 31%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 8GB 1,521 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 1607 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	7.29% Terrible	Read 21.9 Write 9.52 Mixed 13.9 17% 15.1 MB/s	4K Read 8.27 4K Write 0.03 4K Mixed 0.03 33% 2.78 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 7.29% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	62.2% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 20.1 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 19.1 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 72%

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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 $273	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