MSI H61M-P21 (MS-7680)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 28% Raft


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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	82.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	MSI MS-7680
Motherboard	MSI H61M-P21 (MS-7680) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '23 at 13:34
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	0%

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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 Core i3-2100-$49 63,701 User benchmarks, average bench 51% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Memory 70.9 1-Core 66.6 2-Core 115 52% 84.2 Pts	4-Core 148 8-Core 161 20% 154 Pts	64-Core 161 10% 161 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.8% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 60.7 Parallax 111 84% 91.5 fps	MRender 93.9 Gravity 102 Splatting 98.8 81% 98.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 128GB 13,767 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM05H1Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 111 Write 121 Mixed 78.7 23% 104 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 14.5 4K Mixed 10.6 42% 13 MB/s	DQ Read 20.8 DQ Write 23.9 DQ Mixed 12.9 12% 19.2 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 20GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 41 65 93 103 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 76.3 Write 73.2 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 82.1 51% 69.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 70%
Hitachi HTS721080G9SA00 80GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 3GB free Firmware: MC4OC10Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 22 33 38 38 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	24.8% Poor	Read 51.6 Write 37 Mixed 24.4 SusWrite 34.7 27% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 23%
Seagate ST9320325AS 320GB-$34 18,767 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 267GB free Firmware: 0003DEM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 26 44 55 58 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 59 Write 61.3 Mixed 36.6 SusWrite 49.3 38% 51.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	45.5% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 15.2 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 13.5 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 99.3 40% 99.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 97%

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Gaming 4%

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Desktop 49%

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Workstation 4%

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Motherboard: MSI H61M-P21 (MS-7680)

CPU
Core i3-2100Intel $49Bench 51%, 63,701 samples	56x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	45x
Core i7-2600Intel $192Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	41x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	54x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	20x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	17x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	13x
240GB 240GBPlatinetBench 72%, 298 samples	8x
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	8x

RAM
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	13x
9905471-006.A01LF 1x4GBKingstonBench 26%, 332 samples	7x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	4x

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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $77

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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