MSI H61M-P31 (G3) (MS-7788)

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.03% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	49.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7788
Motherboard	MSI H61M-P31 (G3) (MS-7788) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130110
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '20 at 22:22
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 92 1-Core 108 2-Core 210 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 514 55% 439 Pts	64-Core 517 32% 517 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210 98,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% EVGA(3842 1313) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.03% Terrible	Lighting 1.13 Reflection 2.15 Parallax 0.44 1% 1.24 fps	MRender 2.14 Gravity 0.77 Splatting 1.61 1% 1.51 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.03% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 257GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 202 197 201 202 203 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	49.9% Average	Read 211 Write 200 Mixed 177 SusWrite 202 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 23.6 91% 32.9 MB/s	DQ Read 19.2 DQ Write 41.3 DQ Mixed 22.8 20% 27.8 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 560GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 161 155 163 163 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 175 Mixed 84.1 SusWrite 160 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 109%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 6TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 25 26 26 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	23.2% Poor	Read 30.8 Write 23.4 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 25.2 34% 25.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1 182% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 2x8GB 7,092 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 19.1 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 18.1 46% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 63%

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

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Typical H61M-P31 (G3) (MS-7788) Builds (Compare 596 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI H61M-P31 (G3) (MS-7788) - $200

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	91x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	73x
Core i3-3220Intel $79Bench 52%, 71,790 samples	40x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	66x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	40x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	37x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	22x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	20x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	13x

RAM
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	12x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 2,722 samples	7x
TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 2x8GBUnknownBench 52%, 6,864 samples	7x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $525

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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