MSI G31TM-P31 (MS-7529)

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 43% Speed boat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	8.37% 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.
Boot Drive	52.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MICRO-STAR MS-7529
Motherboard	MSI G31TM-P31 (MS-7529) (all builds)
Memory	1.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20091125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '21 at 08:11
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400-$150 18,432 User benchmarks, average bench 45% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Memory 56.9 1-Core 39 2-Core 76 36% 57.3 Pts	4-Core 154 8-Core 138 20% 146 Pts	64-Core 158 10% 158 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 14,881 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Device(1B0A 9038) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.95 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	8.37% Terrible	Lighting 12.5 Reflection 13.4 Parallax 4.5 10% 10.1 fps	MRender 5.2 Gravity 8.6 Splatting 4.4 5% 6.07 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.37% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TITAN128XP 128GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0910A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 214 218 184 217 220 MB/s Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.2% Above average	Read 245 Write 216 Mixed 214 SusWrite 207 50% 220 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 51.1 4K Mixed 19.4 91% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 28.6 DQ Write 85.4 DQ Mixed 23.3 28% 45.8 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 390GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 136 137 129 136 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 128 Write 124 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 134 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 158% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4GB 42,830 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 0, 0 MHz 2048, 2048 MB Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	MC Read 6.2 MC Write 5.7 MC Mixed 5 16% 5.63 GB/s	SC Read 4.8 SC Write 5 SC Mixed 5.2 14% 5 GB/s	Latency 137 29% 137 ns
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 46%

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Typical G31TM-P31 (MS-7529) Builds (Compare 7 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 40%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI G31TM-P31 (MS-7529)

CPU
Pentium E5400Intel $75Bench 36%, 14,795 samples	2x
Core2 Quad Q8400Intel $150Bench 45%, 18,432 samples	2x
Pentium E5700Intel $22Bench 36%, 20,872 samples	1x

GPU
GeForce 9800 GTNvidiaBench 5%, 19,550 samples	1x
GTX 460Nvidia $203Bench 12%, 31,648 samples	1x
Radeon HD 5450AMDBench 1%, 66,079 samples	1x

SSD
AGI120G06AI138 120GBBench 59%, 155 samples	1x
128G 128GBWalramBench 68%, 327 samples	1x
TITAN128XP 128GBBench 73%, 40 samples	1x

RAM
4GBUnknownBench 26%, 42,830 samples	4x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples	1x
1x2GBUnknownBench 17%, 99,586 samples	1x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $75

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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