MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	21.4% 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	80.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150330
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '20 at 21:48
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 76 1-Core 107 2-Core 199 72% 127 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 404 53% 398 Pts	64-Core 385 24% 385 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 2669) 3GB CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Lighting 24.2 Reflection 26.8 Parallax 33.3 20% 28.1 fps	MRender 34.2 Gravity 31.7 Splatting 26.1 25% 30.7 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 236 232 189 203 246 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 414 Write 387 Mixed 302 SusWrite 215 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 70.9 4K Mixed 29.8 125% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 76.1 118% 225 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 118%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 130GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 155 153 127 120 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 152 Mixed 96 SusWrite 137 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 109%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 8GB 14,254 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 1665 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 7 6.8 6.8 6.8 7 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	5.06% Terrible	Read 17.9 Write 7.3 Mixed 12 SusWrite 7.4 14% 11.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.06% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 6,123 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.2% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 16.8 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 17.1 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 88.3 45% 88.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 61%

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

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

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