MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	24% 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	68.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140725
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '20 at 05:27
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4130-$41 49,509 User benchmarks, average bench 52% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Memory 76.8 1-Core 95.6 2-Core 162 66% 112 Pts	4-Core 266 8-Core 268 36% 267 Pts	64-Core 267 16% 267 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 580-$450 15,395 User benchmarks, average bench 23% EVGA(3842 1580) 1.5GB CLim: 772 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	24% Poor	Lighting 28 Reflection 42.5 Parallax 31.4 23% 34 fps	MRender 43.4 Gravity 21.9 Splatting 32.1 26% 32.5 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 24%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: 96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 64 56 53 59 57 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 458 Write 361 Mixed 138 SusWrite 84.8 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 30.6 118% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 91.8 DQ Mixed 108 103% 168 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 82%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 766GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 87 86 86 83 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 88.3 Write 89 Mixed 50.4 SusWrite 83.4 57% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 51%
TOSHIBA MK8052GSX 80GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 13GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 39 38 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Read 30 Write 36.2 Mixed 26.9 SusWrite 38.1 46% 32.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 17%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,598 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 12GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 21.4 Mixed 5.2 11% 13.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5584-007.A00LF 2x4GB 656 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	49.1% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.3 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 15 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 86.7 46% 86.7 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 51%

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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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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	346x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	154x
Core i3-4170Intel $20Bench 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	87x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16