MSI G31TM-P21 (MS-7529)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 39.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.16% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMICRO-STAR MS-7529
MotherboardMSI G31TM-P21 (MS-7529)  (all builds)
Memory2.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 0 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20091020
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 28 '17 at 11:19
Run Duration239 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium E6300-$66
CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
39.9% Below average
Memory 67.2
1-Core 36
2-Core 75.1
39% 59.4 Pts
4-Core 77
8-Core 74.9
10% 75.9 Pts
64-Core 79.5
5% 79.5 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4450
Sapphire(174B 4450) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.1100
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.16% Terrible
Lighting 1.53
Reflection 2.23
Parallax 1.28
1% 1.68 fps
MRender 1.43
Gravity 0.7
Splatting 1.43
1% 1.19 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.16%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80
275GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
47% Average
Read 78.4
Write 85.1
Mixed 27.2
46% 63.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.36
91% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 47%
Great: 58%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 16GB
2GB free, PID 6545, sandisk
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
7.86% Terrible
Read 37.2
Write 5.34
Mixed 7.3
15% 16.6 MB/s
4K Read 5
4K Write 0.04
4K Mixed 0.05
21% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.86%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4GB
0, 0 MHz
2048, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
17.3% Very poor
MC Read 5.8
MC Write 5
MC Mixed 5.1
15% 5.3 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 5.5
15% 5.4 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 17.3%
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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