MSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	55.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7788
Motherboard	MSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130929
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '20 at 02:17
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	SUR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3550-$335 23,599 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 89.3 2-Core 197 70% 123 Pts	4-Core 375 8-Core 381 50% 378 Pts	64-Core 382 24% 382 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 78%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 361GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 215 215 214 166 203 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55.5% Above average	Read 223 Write 213 Mixed 179 SusWrite 204 46% 205 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 57.4 4K Mixed 28.9 102% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 28.9 DQ Write 83.9 DQ Mixed 34.9 33% 49.2 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 129%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 130 128 126 123 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 118 Write 120 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 129 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 395GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 117 119 114 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	63% Good	Read 102 Write 99.2 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 117 67% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 88%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 696GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 25 25 25 25 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 28.4 Write 22.5 Mixed 21.6 SusWrite 25.2 33% 24.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 51264T160KMTI 2x4GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	59.2% Above average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 18.6 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 18 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 60%

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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	107x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	94x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	55x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	117x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	56x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	37x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 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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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $151

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