MSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics13.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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.
SystemMSI MS-7788
MotherboardMSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130929
Uptime2 Days
Run DateMay 06 '20 at 09:36
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User TWN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3470-$59
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 88
1-Core 97.1
2-Core 189
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 376
50% 374 Pts
64-Core 354
22% 354 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 76%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7770
PwrHis(1787 2319) 1GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 18.5.2
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
13.4% Very poor
Lighting 16.5
Reflection 16.7
Parallax 22.5
14% 18.6 fps
MRender 13.6
Gravity 15.3
Splatting 18.7
13% 15.9 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.4%
Great: 14%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$26
616GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 122 135 149 150 163 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Read 165
Write 160
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 141
90% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.5
120% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung JICRBOOAN-8G1600PC 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
59.6% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 19
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 16.3
SC Mixed 16.7
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 60%

 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 856 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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