MSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics110% 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 Drive55.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7788
MotherboardMSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788)  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130929
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 21 '19 at 09:57
Run Duration176 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
71.3% Very good
Memory 80.7
1-Core 86
2-Core 200
69% 122 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 395
49% 374 Pts
64-Core 364
22% 364 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Gigabyte(1458 3713) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 151
Parallax 141
118% 146 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 144
Splatting 114
102% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
14GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 260
Write 244
Mixed 223
54% 242 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 65
4K Mixed 32.2
109% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 210
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 181
142% 197 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
77GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 222 237 243 245 243 MB/s
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
74.4% Very good
Read 256
Write 242
Mixed 241
SusWrite 232
55% 243 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 64
4K Mixed 39.9
131% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 209
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 187
145% 198 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 125%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175
261GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3G37R5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 197 148 112 130 102 MB/s
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
55.3% Above average
Read 245
Write 230
Mixed 52
SusWrite 147
38% 169 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 54.5
4K Mixed 23.7
99% 34.9 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 89.5
DQ Mixed 134
102% 141 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 92%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB
4.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 218 241 245 238 246 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 138%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-066.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
58.1% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 22.3
MC Mixed 18.5
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 17.7
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 79.3
50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788) Builds (Compare 843 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $151
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CPUGPUSSD
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HDDRAMUSB
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