MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	119% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150330
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '19 at 22:09
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 135 2-Core 252 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 681 70% 567 Pts	64-Core 705 44% 705 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 12FE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 143 Parallax 166 126% 154 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 144 Splatting 114 120% 151 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,481 Write 5,752 Mixed 6106 1,433% 6,446 MB/s	4K Read 877 4K Write 219 4K Mixed 330 1,868% 475 MB/s	DQ Read 1,660 DQ Write 969 DQ Mixed 1,100 876% 1,243 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 461GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 242 243 246 247 247 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	80.1% Excellent	Read 257 Write 245 Mixed 236 SusWrite 245 55% 246 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 78.8 4K Mixed 44.7 147% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 174 137% 190 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 125%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 31GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 283 272 275 276 277 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 353 Mixed 263 SusWrite 290 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 30.6 135% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 204 183% 278 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 108%
Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016)-$114 4,022 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 145 145 143 144 144 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 141 Write 137 Mixed 61.2 SusWrite 144 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GB 7,008 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 17.2 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 19.9 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 65%

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

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	344x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	150x
Core i3-4170Intel $59Bench 57%, 48,178 samples	68x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	88x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	86x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	84x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	38x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	34x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	34x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	39x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	34x
Value DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 5,391 samples	25x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $248

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16