MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive62.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141211
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 26 '22 at 00:27
Run Duration225 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 34%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
69.8% Good
Memory 81.3
1-Core 86.1
2-Core 175
66% 114 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 291
44% 319 Pts
64-Core 325
20% 325 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 140
Parallax 130
106% 133 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 135
Splatting 117
100% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow KC300 120GB-$80
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507KC4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 109 82 97 109 MB/s
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
62.3% Good
Read 122
Write 157
Mixed 195
SusWrite 103
33% 144 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 85.5
4K Mixed 34.7
143% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 179
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 140
114% 163 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 86%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60
47GB free
Firmware: 1AA01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 84 84 84 83 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
38.2% Below average
Read 48.8
Write 64
Mixed 39
SusWrite 83.7
43% 58.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 60%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 8GB-$7
7GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 5 4.9 4.5 4.6 6.2 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
5.55% Terrible
Read 20.8
Write 6.3
Mixed 12
SusWrite 5.8
13% 11.2 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
20% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.55%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 16GB
1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.1% Average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 17
MC Mixed 14.2
44% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 10.2
36% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 61%

 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 2,209 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

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