MSI G31TM-P21 (MS-7529)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.3% 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 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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.
Run History
SystemMICRO-STAR MS-7529
MotherboardMSI G31TM-P21 (MS-7529)  (all builds)
Memory2.5 GB free of 6 GB @ 0 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090611
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateAug 20 '18 at 00:11
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550-$161
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.85 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
52.2% Above average
Memory 77.2
1-Core 38.8
2-Core 81.3
44% 65.8 Pts
4-Core 160
8-Core 162
22% 161 Pts
64-Core 160
10% 160 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740
Nvidia(10DE 1099) 2GB
CLim: 1088 MHz, MLim: 1280 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
9.3% Terrible
Lighting 10.5
Reflection 9.62
Parallax 12.2
8% 10.8 fps
MRender 14
Gravity 12.2
Splatting 13.4
11% 13.2 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.3%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
379GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 100 107 115 114 111 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
64.9% Good
Read 120
Write 112
Mixed 73
SusWrite 107
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6GB
0, 0, 0 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
21.7% Poor
MC Read 7.2
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 6.4
19% 6.77 GB/s
SC Read 6
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 6.1
18% 6.2 GB/s
Latency 85.9
47% 85.9 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 21.7%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical G31TM-P21 (MS-7529) Builds (Compare 101 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI G31TM-P21 (MS-7529)

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