MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	25.2% 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	84.9% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 13 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	7.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150330
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '23 at 14:16
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 116 2-Core 233 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 620 61% 499 Pts	64-Core 622 38% 622 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 442.74 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.2% Poor	Lighting 30 Reflection 42 Parallax 26.9 24% 33 fps	MRender 36 Gravity 33.9 Splatting 29.6 27% 33.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 120GB-$70 6,931 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 112 91 95 94 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 509 Write 185 Mixed 241 SusWrite 107 57% 260 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 42.3 156% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 170 142% 206 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 89%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 151GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 375 376 377 376 377 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 488 Mixed 455 SusWrite 390 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 67.1 225% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 140GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 128 128 127 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 140 Write 147 Mixed 66 SusWrite 127 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 12GB 222 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	47.4% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 14.2 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 15 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 63%

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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	345x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	152x
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
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16