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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	46.7% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

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System	MSI MS-7788
Motherboard	MSI H61M-P31 (G3) (MS-7788) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '20 at 04:57
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2400-$250 166,255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Memory 85.2 1-Core 88.4 2-Core 172 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 339 45% 338 Pts	64-Core 336 21% 336 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% PNY(196E 1327) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Lighting 61 Reflection 56 Parallax 48.9 50% 55.3 fps	MRender 44.8 Gravity 52.2 Splatting 51 41% 49.3 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 65 100 115 118 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 94.9 Write 58.9 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 98.9 59% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 84%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 653GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 71 72 79 79 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 54.2 Write 66 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 74 48% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.5 151% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 66%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46 33,785 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 4GB free Firmware: 4.ADA SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 38 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 37.2 Write 38.7 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 37.5 26% 35.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 42%
Toshiba Ext HDD 500GB 155 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 110GB free, PID b001 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 98 97 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 84.2 Write 83.1 Mixed 32.9 SusWrite 97.2 100% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 44%
SMI USB disk 8GB 5,941 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 3.3 4.3 4.4 4.5 3.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	4.72% Terrible	Read 19.7 Write 3.5 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 3.9 9% 8.73 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.72% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 04CD F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 12GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.7% Below average	MC Read 12 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 10 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 11.5 SC Mixed 10.2 30% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 49%

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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	74x
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	23x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	20x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $40	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