MSI H81I (MS-7851)

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	4% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	103% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7851
Motherboard	MSI H81I (MS-7851) (all builds)
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150330
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '20 at 01:51
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690S-$141 2,142 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 107 2-Core 211 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 402 54% 406 Pts	64-Core 407 25% 407 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7851) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4% Terrible	Lighting 4.07 Reflection 6.73 Parallax 6.91 3% 5.9 fps	MRender 8.48 Gravity 2.47 Splatting 8.13 5% 6.36 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 295 229 211 206 211 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 410 Mixed 369 SusWrite 257 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 72.8 4K Mixed 52.7 173% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 172 174% 282 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
Asmt 2105 750GB 155 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 425GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 91 90 92 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 96.5 Write 77 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 90.7 55% 75 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 65%
HGST HTS 721010A9E630 1TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 565GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 39.2 Write 40.8 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 36.9 52% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 52%
WDC WD10 JPCX-24UE4T0 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 44GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	12.3% Very poor	Read 39 Write 39.5 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 4.7 35% 27.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GB 17,707 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 18 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 17.1 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 59%

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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 H81I (MS-7851) - $78

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	58x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	48x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	43x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	37x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	35x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	32x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	21x
MX500 1TBCrucial $88Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	17x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	14x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	29x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	19x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 49%, 26,466 samples	11x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $325

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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