MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30.7% 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)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140725
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '21 at 14:25
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Memory 83.2 1-Core 105 2-Core 201 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 570 56% 457 Pts	64-Core 563 35% 563 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Zotac(19DA 1375) 2GB CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.7% Below average	Lighting 38.5 Reflection 42.2 Parallax 39 31% 39.9 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 38.1 Splatting 33.7 29% 36.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 39 40 40 40 40 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 560GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 95 98 99 98 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 93.9 Write 62.2 Mixed 64.6 SusWrite 97.6 59% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 84%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 70GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 80 80 62 60 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 106 Write 93.3 Mixed 61.3 SusWrite 73.7 62% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1600C11-8GNT 0215 CMV8GX3M1A1600C11 16GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.5% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 16.3 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 18.2 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 62%

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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%

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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 i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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