MSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	44.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7788
Motherboard	MSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120704
Uptime	12.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '17 at 17:24
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3550-$335 23,599 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Memory 71.9 1-Core 91.2 2-Core 190 66% 118 Pts	4-Core 331 8-Core 334 44% 332 Pts	64-Core 330 20% 330 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 78%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz) 146,665 User benchmarks, average bench 1% MSI(1462 7788) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.83% Terrible	Lighting 1.87 Reflection 1.92 Parallax 1.44 2% 1.74 fps	MRender 3.86 Gravity 1.17 Splatting 3.7 2% 2.91 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.83% Great: 2%
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6284) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 143 Parallax 124 117% 137 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 136 Splatting 105 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Ignite 480GB-$148 2,730 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.7 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1521 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 242 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 807 (AD) Unknown 100 100 393236 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 19 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850919454 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2069	44.3% Average	Read 224 Write 223 Mixed 217 50% 221 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 39.7 4K Mixed 11.3 67% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 22.6 DQ Write 78.5 DQ Mixed 10.9 20% 37.3 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 656GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 173 2208 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1156 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7903 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1015 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 97 10 (BE) vendor-specific 67 52 555221025 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 74 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1085 (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 0	89% Excellent	Read 154 Write 156 Mixed 119 107% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.13 4K Write 2.52 4K Mixed 0.32 130% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 01BA 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 16GB 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.7% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 13.2 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 11.9 SC Mixed 10.8 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 97 41% 97 ns

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: MSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788) - $64

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	107x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	93x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	55x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	117x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	55x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	37x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	23x
Green 120GB (2018)WD $59Bench 43%, 69,933 samples	12x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	16x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	11x
M378B1G73DB0-CK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 55%, 9,947 samples	9x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $151

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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