MSI H81I (MS-7851)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 59.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	11.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7851
Motherboard	MSI H81I (MS-7851) (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20131220
Uptime	9.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '18 at 06:19
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3220-$36 19,337 User benchmarks, average bench 48% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Memory 91.5 1-Core 80.1 2-Core 149 66% 107 Pts	4-Core 166 8-Core 174 23% 170 Pts	64-Core 158 10% 158 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% MSI(1462 2775) 3GB CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.3.4 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	11.4% Very poor	Lighting 0.07 Reflection 32.2 Parallax 66.5 0% 32.9 fps	MRender 32 Gravity 48.5 Splatting 41 33% 40.5 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 39%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65 22,230 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 21 52 51 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	25.6% Poor	Read 55 Write 8.8 Mixed 51 SusWrite 34.1 28% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 10,124 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.7% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 15 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 10.7 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical H81I (MS-7851) Builds (Compare 500 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI H81I (MS-7851) - $78

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	58x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	48x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	43x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	37x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	35x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	32x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	21x
MX500 1TBCrucial $80Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	17x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	14x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	29x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	19x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 49%, 26,466 samples	11x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $325

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16