MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics123% 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.
Boot Drive62.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150330
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateAug 10 '19 at 20:22
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 91.8
1-Core 103
2-Core 181
74% 125 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 398
52% 393 Pts
64-Core 390
24% 390 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Gigabyte(1458 37AB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 195
Parallax 225
118% 188 fps
MRender 239
Gravity 197
Splatting 130
148% 189 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 123%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 99 106 112 113 MB/s
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
62.3% Good
Read 239
Write 146
Mixed 174
SusWrite 107
37% 166 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 32.7
133% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 123
94% 127 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
644GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 156 153 154 157 156 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 180
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 155
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 96%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
60.3% Good
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 19.2
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 18.8
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H81M-E34 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 1,206 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $248
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