MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics26.9% 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 Drive42.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130925
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 29 '17 at 17:22
Run Duration92 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Memory 91.4
1-Core 115
2-Core 224
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 525
56% 447 Pts
64-Core 569
35% 569 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362
Asus(1043 841E) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
26.9% Poor
Lighting 32.4
Reflection 32.3
Parallax 41
26% 35.2 fps
MRender 40.3
Gravity 38.4
Splatting 27.2
28% 35.3 fps
Poor: 23%
This bench: 26.9%
Great: 29%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.22 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
42.7% Average
Read 190
Write 99.3
Mixed 116
30% 135 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 9.75
94% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 20.7
DQ Write 84.5
DQ Mixed 9.17
20% 38.1 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR256X64D3U1333C9 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
51.9% Above average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 15.2
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 17.7
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B85M-E45 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 2,206 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817) - $107

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Average Total price: $536
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