MSI H81M-E35 V2 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.
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 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-E35 V2 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150330
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 16 '17 at 13:13
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 93.4
1-Core 133
2-Core 259
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 668
71% 567 Pts
64-Core 667
41% 667 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7817) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4206
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD032 320GB-$50
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX001A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 91.4
Write 93.1
Mixed 89.3
69% 91.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.2
73% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 53%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3-1600 CL11 8GB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
60.5% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 17.5
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 21
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 61.3
65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H81M-E35 V2 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 192 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E35 V2 (MS-7817)

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