MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics55.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140725
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 15 '20 at 16:05
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 115
2-Core 210
81% 139 Pts
4-Core 326
8-Core 585
55% 456 Pts
64-Core 576
36% 576 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
55.7% Above average
Lighting 70.5
Reflection 70
Parallax 62.2
58% 67.6 fps
MRender 73.6
Gravity 64.9
Splatting 56.3
52% 64.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST9250410AS 250GB-$42
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: D005SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 63 70 64 71 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
39.2% Below average
Read 71.8
Write 62.5
Mixed 36
SusWrite 64.6
43% 58.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KVT8FP-HYC 1311 NT4GC64B88B1NF-DI 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
57% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.7
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 17.2
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57%
Great: 57%

 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 1,215 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: $248
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