MSI G31TM-P21 (MS-7529)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.29% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMICRO-STAR MS-7529
MotherboardMSI G31TM-P21 (MS-7529)  (all builds)
Memory1.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100728
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 25 '20 at 10:56
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium E5500
CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
36.5% Below average
Memory 61.1
1-Core 35.9
2-Core 39.7
33% 45.6 Pts
4-Core 71.9
8-Core 73.5
10% 72.7 Pts
64-Core 73.1
4% 73.1 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 430
MSI(1462 2304) 1GB
CLim: 785 MHz, MLim: 500 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
3.29% Terrible
Lighting 3.63
Reflection 4.92
Parallax 4
3% 4.19 fps
MRender 6.9
Gravity 4.93
Splatting 3.3
4% 5.05 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.29%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Maxtor STM3250820AS 250GB
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AAE
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 25 13 17 18 13 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
8.52% Terrible
Read 12.5
Write 13.6
Mixed 7.5
SusWrite 17.1
9% 12.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.2
36% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 8.52%
Great: 44%
Samsung HM500JI 500GB-$100
267GB free
Firmware: 2AC101C4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 49 38 52 71 69 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
29.6% Poor
Read 51.1
Write 32.5
Mixed 21.9
SusWrite 52
29% 39.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.3
65% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4GB
800, 800 MHz
2048, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
11.1% Very poor
MC Read 3.6
MC Write 2.7
MC Mixed 3.3
9% 3.2 GB/s
SC Read 3.3
SC Write 2.9
SC Mixed 3.1
9% 3.1 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 11.1%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical G31TM-P21 (MS-7529) Builds (Compare 101 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI G31TM-P21 (MS-7529)

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