MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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!
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 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics21.8% 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 Drive120% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 08 '20 at 07:44
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4430-$124
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 88.7
1-Core 85.1
2-Core 174
69% 116 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 356
48% 355 Pts
64-Core 341
21% 341 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 75%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
MSI(1462 2871) 2GB
CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
21.8% Poor
Lighting 25.4
Reflection 24.8
Parallax 31.7
21% 27.3 fps
MRender 33.3
Gravity 30.3
Splatting 26.1
24% 29.9 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21.8%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
835GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 428 462 429 420 428 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 461
Write 414
Mixed 403
SusWrite 412
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 90.9
4K Mixed 58.3
192% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 363
273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 120%
Great: 133%
Apple HDD TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF 750GB
694GB free
Firmware: GQ201B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 100 100 100 101 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
56.4% Above average
Read 96.8
Write 98.8
Mixed 18.9
SusWrite 99.8
57% 78.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
61.9% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 20.2
63% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 16.3
SC Mixed 18.8
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 64%

 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 2,844 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: $335
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