MSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.95% 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.
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 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)
Memory2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '21 at 16:01
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 94.4
2-Core 189
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 376
50% 377 Pts
64-Core 370
23% 370 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Nvidia(10DE 1287) 1GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 399.07
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
6.95% Terrible
Lighting 8.7
Reflection 9.1
Parallax 9.5
7% 9.1 fps
MRender 10.6
Gravity 7.4
Splatting 7.1
7% 8.37 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.95%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ccboot iSCSI 107GB
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,314
Write 3,585
Mixed 4,330
979% 4,410 MB/s
4K Read 333
4K Write 299
4K Mixed 312
1,063% 315 MB/s
DQ Read 491
DQ Write 507
DQ Mixed 498
375% 499 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 80%
52netbar iShareDisk 703GB
68GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 48 47 47 47 48 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
29.5% Poor
Read 51.5
Write 60.7
Mixed 55.9
SusWrite 47.4
40% 53.9 MB/s
4K Read 5.5
4K Write 7.1
4K Mixed 7.1
1,150% 6.57 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 34%
52netbar iShareDisk 377GB
37GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 48 47 47 47 47 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
29.8% Poor
Read 52.7
Write 47.6
Mixed 51.2
SusWrite 47.4
37% 49.7 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 6.7
4K Mixed 6.2
1,030% 6.03 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
30.6% Below average
MC Read 10
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 8.8
27% 9.57 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 9.6
28% 9.67 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 30%

 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 855 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: MSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788) - $64

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $151
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