MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics11.7% 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 Drive53.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateDec 12 '20 at 20:05
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 72.4
1-Core 110
2-Core 213
73% 132 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 404
54% 406 Pts
64-Core 365
23% 365 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250X
PwrHis(1787 7260) 1GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 20.10.1
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
11.7% Very poor
Lighting 14.5
Reflection 18.1
Parallax 24.9
12% 19.2 fps
MRender 14.1
Gravity 16.2
Splatting 12.4
12% 14.2 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 11.7%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Apotop S3C 128GB
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 147 147 147 128 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
53.2% Above average
Read 416
Write 147
Mixed 204
SusWrite 144
50% 228 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 36.7
83% 20.8 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
477GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 163 166 167 166 167 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 134
Write 136
Mixed 113
SusWrite 166
102% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
240% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1315 CT102464BD160B.C16 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.3% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 18.2
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 18.3
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 95.9
42% 95.9 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 62%

 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 1,200 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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