MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 55.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83.4% 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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 20 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131210
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '21 at 10:35
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4130-$42 49,509 User benchmarks, average bench 52% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Memory 66.2 1-Core 97.1 2-Core 178 64% 114 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 264 35% 263 Pts	64-Core 253 16% 253 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz) 64,721 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7817) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	2.83% Terrible	Lighting 3.1 Reflection 2.4 Parallax 4.3 2% 3.27 fps	MRender 5.5 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 4.6 3% 4.17 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.83% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mllse 256GB 256GB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: FW210521 SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 354 373 340 320 330 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 477 Write 387 Mixed 338 SusWrite 336 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 15 122% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 20.1 67% 142 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 83%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 466GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 119 119 120 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 108 Write 100 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 118 72% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5402-052.A00LF 99P5474-013.A00LF 8GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52.9% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 15.6 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 18.1 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 57%

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

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	344x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	150x
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
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	34x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16