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 above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive24.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150330
Uptime23 Days
Run DateNov 13 '21 at 11:10
Run Duration8622 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3-$150
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 92.4
2-Core 182
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 332
47% 345 Pts
64-Core 353
22% 353 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 78%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB
885GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UH5100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 41 21 83 54 41 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
24.6% Poor
Read 241
Write 101
Mixed 132
SusWrite 50
29% 131 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 8.6
40% 10.5 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 24.6%
Great: 58%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 188 189 188 187 188 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 179
Mixed 108
SusWrite 188
121% 165 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
235% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 107%
Great: 109%
Hitachi HTS545025B9SA00 250GB
233GB free
Firmware: PB2OC64G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 86 87 87 86 87 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
48% Average
Read 81.5
Write 81.7
Mixed 44
SusWrite 85.8
54% 73.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 48%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.9% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.7
52% 18 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 17.5
46% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 61%

 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 5,030 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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HDDRAMUSB
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