MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive35% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 28 '22 at 03:48
Run Duration244 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$51
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 105
2-Core 208
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 300
51% 358 Pts
64-Core 331
20% 331 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7817) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120GB
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE5100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 22 5.8 23 105 69 MB/s
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
35% Below average
Read 235
Write 155
Mixed 132
SusWrite 62.6
32% 146 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 22.8
4K Mixed 16.5
61% 19.3 MB/s
DQ Read 80.7
DQ Write 52.2
DQ Mixed 39.8
37% 57.6 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 35%
Great: 55%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB
24GB free, PID 5590
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 19 19 20 20 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
14.5% Very poor
Read 36.3
Write 14.6
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 19.6
30% 23.9 MB/s
4K Read 5.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 1.7
119% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 14.5%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-023.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
53.6% Above average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 16.8
53% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 16.6
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H81M-P33 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 5,043 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $354
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