MSI G31TM-P21 (MS-7529)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 21%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.97% 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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMICRO-STAR MS-7529
MotherboardMSI G31TM-P21 (MS-7529)  (all builds)
Memory0.8 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.7 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100728
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 15 '16 at 21:39
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium E5800-$58
CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
41.2% Average
Memory 67.7
1-Core 45.4
2-Core 89
43% 67.4 Pts
4-Core 88.7
8-Core 88.8
12% 88.8 Pts
64-Core 87.3
5% 87.3 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 44%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 240
Sapphire(174B E263) 2GB
Driver: aticfx32.dll Ver. 16.200.1025.0
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
5.97% Terrible
Lighting 7.3
Reflection 9.12
Parallax 9.06
6% 8.49 fps
MRender 7.24
Gravity 6.33
Splatting 8.13
6% 7.23 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.97%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59
367GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JP2OA3MA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
65% Good
Read 108
Write 119
Mixed 112
85% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.23
4K Mixed 0.32
79% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 65%
Great: 74%
WD WD1200JB-00EVA0 120GB
88GB free
Firmware: 08.02D08 Max speed: UDMA 100 100 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
32.8% Below average
Read 56
Write 58.1
Mixed 55
42% 56.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.4
98% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x2GB
1 of 4 slots used
2GB DIMM SDRAM 667 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
12.9% Very poor
MC Read 4.1
MC Write 3.6
MC Mixed 3.4
11% 3.7 GB/s
SC Read 4.1
SC Write 3.6
SC Mixed 3.3
10% 3.67 GB/s
Latency 107
37% 107 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 12.9%
Great: 26%

 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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