MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics82.4% 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 DriveThe 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140722
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateDec 08 '17 at 13:03
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 107
2-Core 188
76% 129 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 364
51% 376 Pts
64-Core 383
24% 383 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.4% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 114
Parallax 97.2
84% 105 fps
MRender 96.5
Gravity 96.1
Splatting 99.7
80% 97.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
71.4% Very good
Read 103
Write 146
Mixed 140
98% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.36
4K Mixed 0.15
54% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 0737 EWB4GB681CA3-16IC 12GB
1333, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43.3% Average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 12.4
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 13.7
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 50%

 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 2,846 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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