MSI G31TM-P21 (MS-7529)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 38% Jet ski	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 43.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.01% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

System	MICRO-STAR MS-7529
Motherboard	MSI G31TM-P21 (MS-7529) (all builds)
Memory	2.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20100728
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '16 at 08:59
Run Duration	438 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600-$100 59,658 User benchmarks, average bench 42% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Memory 69.3 1-Core 27.7 2-Core 55 36% 50.7 Pts	4-Core 110 8-Core 90.5 14% 100 Pts	64-Core 101 6% 101 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 50%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 440 14,286 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 2308) 1GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6451 Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	4.01% Terrible	Lighting 4.9 Reflection 6.04 Parallax 4.03 4% 4.99 fps	MRender 6.76 Gravity 5.2 Splatting 3.52 4% 5.16 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.01% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$28 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 803GB free Firmware: GKAOA70M Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 130 130 150 (03) Spinup time 104 104 55878484639 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1971 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 134 134 32 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 60949 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 804 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2071 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2071 (C2) HDA temperature 162 162 261993922597 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	43.5% Average	Read 78.2 Write 73 Mixed 25.2 43% 58.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.4 109% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 46%
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$80 10,362 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 289GB free (System drive) Firmware: 12.01C02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 173 6275 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 334 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 3982 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 144 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 18 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 334 (C2) HDA temperature 111 87 39 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	33.3% Below average	Read 63.8 Write 52.1 Mixed 26.1 35% 47.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.26 77% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 51%
WD WD1000FYPS-01ZKB0 1TB 1,867 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 280GB free Firmware: 02.01B02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 180 53 8000 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7919 (05) Reallocated sector count 199 199 8 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 76 76 17887 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1608 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1114 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 187 187 39105 (C2) HDA temperature 121 90 31 (C4) Reallocation count 193 193 7 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 9 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 4 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	39.3% Below average	Read 66.1 Write 70.4 Mixed 29.6 41% 55.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.25 85% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 44%
467 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 10GB free, PID 0917 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	4% Terrible	Read 9.7 Write 6.62 Mixed 1.74 7% 6.02 MB/s	4K Read 2.01 4K Write 0.22 4K Mixed 0.17 21% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 4% Great: 25%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4GB 42,830 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 667, 667 MHz 2048, 2048 MB Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	16.3% Very poor	MC Read 5.8 MC Write 4.4 MC Mixed 4.7 14% 4.97 GB/s	SC Read 4.6 SC Write 4.1 SC Mixed 5.1 13% 4.6 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 46%

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Typical G31TM-P21 (MS-7529) Builds (Compare 101 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 37%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI G31TM-P21 (MS-7529)

CPU
Pentium E5300Intel $59Bench 36%, 18,604 samples	9x
Pentium E6300Intel $66Bench 38%, 2,604 samples	8x
Core2 Duo E7500Intel $109Bench 39%, 39,897 samples	8x

GPU
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	11x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	7x
Radeon HD 4300ATIBench 1%, 14,988 samples	5x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	5x
SSD 240GBGigabyte $30Bench 73%, 20,238 samples	3x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	2x

RAM
4GBUnknownBench 26%, 42,830 samples	71x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples	12x
1x2GBUnknownBench 17%, 99,586 samples	5x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $87

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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