MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
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 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics121% 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 Drive61.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory2.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150330
Uptime5.8 Days
Run DateNov 28 '20 at 16:06
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 15%

 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)
77.3% Very good
Memory 88.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 201
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 379
51% 381 Pts
64-Core 367
23% 367 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 163
Reflection 182
Parallax 169
133% 171 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 171
Splatting 118
112% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 121%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 154 141 126 101 96 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
61.5% Good
Read 234
Write 199
Mixed 174
SusWrite 129
41% 184 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 76.6
4K Mixed 33.7
116% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 198
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 168
130% 178 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
53.8% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 16.5
54% 18.8 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 15.1
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 65%

 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 1,205 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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