MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 66.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	15.9% 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 Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although 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.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150330
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '18 at 16:50
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	NPL-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4170-$59 48,178 User benchmarks, average bench 57% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	66.7% Good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 97 2-Core 170 72% 120 Pts	4-Core 240 8-Core 248 32% 244 Pts	64-Core 263 16% 263 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Lighting 19.7 Reflection 15.7 Parallax 18.7 16% 18 fps	MRender 16.2 Gravity 18.9 Splatting 20.7 16% 18.6 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 450GB free Firmware: A350 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 73 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 230 100 55834574849 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 4335 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 99 99 65536 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 3993 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 3127 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 1 -48537388924030 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295098377 (BE) vendor-specific 77 49 270336023 (BF) G-sense error rate 93 93 1837 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 25624967 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 117178 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 7 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	50.7% Above average	Read 88.1 Write 88.5 Mixed 83.5 65% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.19 70% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 58%
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB 24,608 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 383GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 2 (03) Spinup time 189 184 3533 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 818 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 49 49 37753 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 601 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 245 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2162 (C2) HDA temperature 116 72 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	39.1% Below average	Read 68.5 Write 67.6 Mixed 64.6 50% 66.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.45 103% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273BH1-CK0 1x4GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	33% Below average	MC Read 11.4 MC Write 10.8 MC Mixed 8.9 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 9.6 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 33%

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

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817) - $73

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	899x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	435x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	389x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	369x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	297x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	281x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	194x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	154x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	103x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	119x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	90x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	63x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $354

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16