MSI G31TM-P21 (MS-7529)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 40%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	4GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MICRO-STAR MS-7529
Motherboard	MSI G31TM-P21 (MS-7529) (all builds)
Memory	2.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20100419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '20 at 20:02
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium E5700-$22 20,872 User benchmarks, average bench 36% CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	40% Average	Memory 67.2 1-Core 42.2 2-Core 78.7 41% 62.7 Pts	4-Core 77.5 8-Core 78.1 10% 77.8 Pts	64-Core 78 5% 78 Pts
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 43%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79 79,894 User benchmarks, average bench 14% PowerColor(148C 2390) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1250 MHz, MLim: 1501 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.12.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 18.7 Reflection 30.6 Parallax 25.2 15% 24.8 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 19.4 Splatting 31.8 22% 26.6 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung HD250HJ 250GB 11,393 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: FH100-06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 49 57 64 66 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 64.5 Write 65.8 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 55.3 41% 56.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 56%
Kingston DataTraveler 101 G2 USB 2.0 16GB-$8 3,010 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 10GB free, PID 1642 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 2.8 2.4 2.4 5.7 6.1 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	4.58% Terrible	Read 15.3 Write 4.8 Mixed 6 SusWrite 3.7 8% 7.45 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.4 35% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.58% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4GB 42,830 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 0, 0 MHz 2048, 2048 MB Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	14.3% Very poor	MC Read 5.1 MC Write 3.8 MC Mixed 3.9 12% 4.27 GB/s	SC Read 4.7 SC Write 3.8 SC Mixed 3.8 12% 4.1 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 46%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical G31TM-P21 (MS-7529) Builds (Compare 101 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 37%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI G31TM-P21 (MS-7529)

CPU
Pentium E5300Intel $59Bench 36%, 18,604 samples	9x
Pentium E6300Intel $66Bench 38%, 2,604 samples	8x
Core2 Duo E7500Intel $109Bench 39%, 39,897 samples	8x

GPU
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	11x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	7x
Radeon HD 4300ATIBench 1%, 14,988 samples	5x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	5x
SSD 240GBGigabyte $30Bench 73%, 20,238 samples	3x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	2x

RAM
4GBUnknownBench 26%, 42,830 samples	71x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples	12x
1x2GBUnknownBench 17%, 99,586 samples	5x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $87

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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