MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	29% 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	31.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140701
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '21 at 10:20
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 91.8 1-Core 116 2-Core 230 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 593 58% 477 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Asus(1043 0460) 2GB CLim: 1125 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.2.3 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	29% Poor	Lighting 37.4 Reflection 40.5 Parallax 48.8 30% 42.2 fps	MRender 33.8 Gravity 35.6 Splatting 27.6 26% 32.3 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
KingFast 480GB 584 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: 8A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 256 152 2.6 2.8 4.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 417 Write 240 Mixed 268 SusWrite 70.5 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.4 39% 9.57 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 103%
WD WD5000AVCS-6 500GB 9,720 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 414GB free Firmware: 0A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 65 67 69 69 67 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 72.5 Write 80 Mixed 48 SusWrite 67.2 49% 66.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 98% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 51%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 369GB free Firmware: A750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 87 98 102 102 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 97 Write 144 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 96.5 67% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 94% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 107%
7 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 47GB free Firmware: 0104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 53 53 53 52 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 57.5 Write 56 Mixed 38 SusWrite 52.8 38% 51.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 38%
WD 5000AAV External 500GB 372 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 248GB free, PID 1001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 23.4 Write 22.5 Mixed 19.8 SusWrite 12.9 26% 19.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 22%
Freecom Hard Drive XS 1TB 144 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 541GB free, PID fc8e Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	6.09% Terrible	Read 16.5 Write 18.5 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 12.2 23% 16.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.6 32% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 6.09% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BA160B.C16 2x8GB 11,058 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	58.5% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 17 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 19.6 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 61%

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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	156x
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	85x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $245

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $162	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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