MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	78.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150330
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '24 at 14:35
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$51 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 way above expectations (96^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 87.4 1-Core 96.7 2-Core 198 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 385 8-Core 385 52% 385 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 77%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZALQ128HBHQ-000L1 128GB 491 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: 9L1QFXV7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 109 93 121 120 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 379 Write 140 Mixed 203 SusWrite 118 46% 210 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 38.6 155% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 178 140% 197 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 171%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 22GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 91 96 95 94 93 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 157 Write 135 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 94.2 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 122% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 266GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 111 111 111 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 104 Write 101 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 111 71% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 70%
Seagate Basic 1TB 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 931GB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 132 130 131 130 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 113 Write 97 Mixed 68 SusWrite 130 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB 108 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	55.7% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 17.6 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 17.3 50% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 59: 0P 5R 8G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
59%	27%	86	190	59	60	0"	1920 1080

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

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	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16