MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.66% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive56.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150330
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateJan 07 '18 at 11:47
Run Duration101 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium G3250
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
47.6% Average
Memory 63.5
1-Core 24
2-Core 99.1
38% 62.2 Pts
4-Core 185
8-Core 188
25% 186 Pts
64-Core 185
12% 185 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 240
MSI(1462 8094) 2GB
CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
5.66% Terrible
Lighting 6.87
Reflection 8.62
Parallax 8.44
6% 7.97 fps
MRender 7.19
Gravity 5.9
Splatting 7.78
6% 6.96 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.66%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS250G32TND-N1A2A 250GB
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 30000P10 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
56.5% Above average
Read 495
Write 324
Mixed 347
86% 389 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 21.6
4K Mixed 9.75
54% 17.1 MB/s
DQ Read 25.4
DQ Write 22
DQ Mixed 10.3
11% 19.2 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Team-Elite-1600 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.6% Poor
MC Read 9.7
MC Write 9.7
MC Mixed 8.8
27% 9.4 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 6.8
17% 6.07 GB/s
Latency 118
34% 118 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 26.6%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H81M-E34 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 1,198 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $246
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