MSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 62.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	40.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7788
Motherboard	MSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130929
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '20 at 17:58
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	TTO-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-3240 37,789 User benchmarks, average bench 55% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 93.2 2-Core 160 68% 113 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 240 32% 238 Pts	64-Core 237 15% 237 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.8% Average	Lighting 45.4 Reflection 58 Parallax 51.5 37% 51.6 fps	MRender 70.4 Gravity 50.6 Splatting 57.2 48% 59.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB-$47 10,943 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 671GB free (System drive) Firmware: GKAOA9DA SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 67 70 71 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 77.7 Write 72.5 Mixed 42.2 SusWrite 67.8 48% 65.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 46%
WDC WD50 00BPVT-75HXZT1 500GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 201GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 22 23 24 25 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 28.4 Write 22.3 Mixed 20.4 SusWrite 22.8 31% 23.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 63% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905474-043.A00LF 9905474-040.A00LF 8GB 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.3% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 15.9 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 15.5 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns

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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	108x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	96x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	57x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	118x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	57x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	38x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16