MSI H81M ECO (MS-7817)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	13.1% 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 Drive	The 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI H81M ECO (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150824
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '18 at 02:59
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3240-$51 10,752 User benchmarks, average bench 50% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 88.4 1-Core 91.3 2-Core 178 70% 119 Pts	4-Core 178 8-Core 178 24% 178 Pts	64-Core 175 11% 175 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203 31,648 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Device(0000 0000) 1GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Lighting 15.1 Reflection 17.6 Parallax 13.4 12% 15.4 fps	MRender 21.3 Gravity 15.2 Splatting 17.6 15% 18 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 651GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 3 (03) Spinup time 174 172 4258 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1149 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 6955 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 557 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 60 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1090 (C2) HDA temperature 116 106 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 1	69.4% Good	Read 139 Write 102 Mixed 104 86% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.06 4K Write 1.86 4K Mixed 0.5 135% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 76%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 612GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 184 181 1758 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4417 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1064 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 407 (BF) G-sense error rate 97 97 3 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 169 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5552 (C2) HDA temperature 123 112 24 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	38% Below average	Read 73 Write 59.6 Mixed 65.4 50% 66 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.23 57% 0.42 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 62%
Hitachi HTS723232A7A364 320GB 11,127 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 244GB free (System drive) Firmware: EC2OA70K Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 235 235 73014444033 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 587 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1267 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 526 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 30 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 36625 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 158914904094 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	44.1% Average	Read 87.7 Write 66 Mixed 71.6 56% 75.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.22 4K Mixed 0.31 78% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.3% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 15.7 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 14.8 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 62%

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Typical H81M ECO (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 41 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI H81M ECO (MS-7817)

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	10x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	5x
Core i5-4440Intel $128Bench 61%, 81,111 samples	4x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	6x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	4x
GTX 1050Nvidia $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples	3x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	3x
SSD 256GBBench 72%, 6,980 samples	2x
SP600 32GBAdataBench 50%, 22 samples	2x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	3x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	2x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	2x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $248

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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