MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 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 61.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	64.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	90.6% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140725
Uptime	6.3 Days
Run Date	May 07 '24 at 18:32
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^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 below expectations (9^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Memory 69.4 1-Core 93 2-Core 175 64% 112 Pts	4-Core 299 8-Core 379 44% 339 Pts	64-Core 397 25% 397 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 3792) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 551.61 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	64.1% Good	Lighting 84.4 Reflection 80 Parallax 69.4 69% 77.9 fps	MRender 58.8 Gravity 75.2 Splatting 67.1 55% 67 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 359 396 397 383 395 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 382 Mixed 334 SusWrite 368 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 56.4 4K Mixed 35.5 117% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 338 251% 332 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 131%
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 72GB free Firmware: 03090004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 145 83 43 45 47 MB/s Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	45% Average	Read 221 Write 194 Mixed 184 SusWrite 85.4 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 37.9 4K Mixed 26 85% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 43.1 DQ Mixed 39.3 44% 76.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 529GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 163 165 168 169 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 170 Mixed 96.1 SusWrite 164 110% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B1G73EB0-CK0 2x8GB 3,888 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	40.8% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 12.3 41% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 9.5 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 61%

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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	45	15	144	23.8"	1857 1057	SAM7179 LS24AG30x

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

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	154x
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	84x

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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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