MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 42% Speed boat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.55% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 20 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131210
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '22 at 15:28
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th 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 below expectations (15^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Memory 46.7 1-Core 85.3 2-Core 164 53% 98.5 Pts	4-Core 230 8-Core 229 31% 230 Pts	64-Core 226 14% 226 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz) 64,721 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7817) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	2.55% Terrible	Lighting 2.7 Reflection 2 Parallax 4 2% 2.9 fps	MRender 5.1 Gravity 2.1 Splatting 4.5 3% 3.9 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.55% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Mllse 256GB 256GB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 199GB free (System drive) Firmware: FW210521 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 34 219 291 67 4.6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 83%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 466GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 52 49 51 53 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 98.4 Write 56 Mixed 51.1 SusWrite 51.7 47% 64.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5402-052.A00LF 99P5474-013.A00LF 8GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	26.2% Poor	MC Read 8.2 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 8.8 27% 9.43 GB/s	SC Read 5.2 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 6.7 19% 6.7 GB/s	Latency 173 23% 173 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 57%

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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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Typical H81M-E34 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 1,212 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	345x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	153x
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	86x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16