MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.5% 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	44.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150330
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '24 at 01:00
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Memory 90.1 1-Core 87.8 2-Core 171 69% 116 Pts	4-Core 319 8-Core 316 43% 318 Pts	64-Core 299 18% 299 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.5% Below average	Lighting 41.8 Reflection 43.5 Parallax 39 34% 41.4 fps	MRender 36.2 Gravity 38.5 Splatting 34.1 30% 36.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKQ1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 398 425 411 408 416 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 166 Write 65.5 Mixed 33.9 SusWrite 396 37% 165 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 14.4 4K Mixed 9.5 40% 12.4 MB/s	DQ Read 13.2 DQ Write 48 DQ Mixed 191 100% 84 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 300GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 115 116 115 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 111 Write 116 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 114 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT51264BA160BJ.M8F 2x4GB 1,661 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.2% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16.4 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 14 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 83.8 48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	57	60	23.8"	1280 720	SAM7178 LS24AG30x

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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