MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150330
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '19 at 21:08
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 99 2-Core 194 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 354 48% 356 Pts	64-Core 364 23% 364 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AB) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 425.31 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.6 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.4 Gravity 19.8 Splatting 25.9 20% 24.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 288 292 288 286 281 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 441 Write 419 Mixed 350 SusWrite 301 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 58.3 187% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 135GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 77 77 78 77 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 85.5 Write 79.7 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 77.4 17% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 3% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 0012 Atermiter 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.5% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 12.5 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 14.1 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 45%

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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	345x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	152x
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
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	35x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16