MSI H61M-P20 (G3) (MS-7788)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 62.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	31.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	32.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7788
Motherboard	MSI H61M-P20 (G3) (MS-7788) (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130110
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '23 at 19:46
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2320-$165 38,345 User benchmarks, average bench 64% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Memory 85.3 1-Core 77.5 2-Core 148 63% 104 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 247 31% 236 Pts	64-Core 254 16% 254 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.2% Below average	Lighting 39.7 Reflection 42.3 Parallax 41.9 32% 41.3 fps	MRender 34.9 Gravity 38.2 Splatting 33.5 29% 35.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 36%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 180 79 76 79 78 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32.9% Below average	Read 156 Write 113 Mixed 125 SusWrite 108 28% 126 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 25.8 4K Mixed 15.2 63% 20.1 MB/s	DQ Read 18.7 DQ Write 30.1 DQ Mixed 21.4 17% 23.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8A-PB 2x4GB 2,689 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.5% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 13.9 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 12 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical H61M-P20 (G3) (MS-7788) Builds (Compare 1,339 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

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Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI H61M-P20 (G3) (MS-7788) - $250

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	176x
Core i3-3220Intel $79Bench 52%, 71,790 samples	110x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	104x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	206x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	96x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	63x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	61x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	39x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	22x

RAM
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	39x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	24x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	24x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $337

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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