MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	37.4% 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)
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.

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System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150330
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '19 at 22:13
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Memory 85.3 1-Core 91 2-Core 172 69% 116 Pts	4-Core 299 8-Core 334 42% 317 Pts	64-Core 320 20% 320 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Lighting 49 Reflection 46.5 Parallax 41.1 40% 45.5 fps	MRender 38.5 Gravity 42.6 Splatting 37.8 32% 39.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 462 Write 421 Mixed 356 92% 413 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 48.5 164% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 351 266% 358 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 225GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 209 234 239 238 239 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	77.4% Very good	Read 250 Write 240 Mixed 236 SusWrite 228 54% 238 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 70.3 4K Mixed 43.4 143% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 195 146% 195 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 239GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 122 121 125 109 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 140 Write 133 Mixed 83 SusWrite 119 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 109%
ASMT 2115 525GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 156GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 33 34 34 35 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 35 Write 34.5 Mixed 34 SusWrite 33.8 47% 34.3 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2 144% 2 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 165%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 7,844 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.8% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 17 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 15.1 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 70%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

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

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	899x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	435x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	389x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	369x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	297x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	281x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	194x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	154x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	103x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	119x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	90x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	63x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $354

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $47	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16