MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics84.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive81.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 28 '17 at 16:59
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Memory 92.2
1-Core 93.9
2-Core 189
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 365
50% 373 Pts
64-Core 372
23% 372 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.0
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 114
Parallax 97.9
86% 106 fps
MRender 96.6
Gravity 99.6
Splatting 99.8
81% 98.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Read 515
Write 363
Mixed 429
97% 436 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 96.2
4K Mixed 21.2
123% 48.9 MB/s
DQ Read 29.9
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 22.7
30% 52.8 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
247GB free
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Read 145
Write 132
Mixed 138
104% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.18
80% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SP008GBLTU160N02 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
34% Below average
MC Read 11.4
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 9.5
31% 10.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 10.4
SC Mixed 10.8
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 34%
Great: 34%

 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 2,843 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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HDDRAMUSB
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