MSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7788
Motherboard	MSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130710
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '19 at 14:07
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 102 2-Core 200 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 513 56% 441 Pts	64-Core 510 32% 510 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 18,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 8402) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.21% Terrible	Lighting 1.33 Reflection 2.58 Parallax 0.5 1% 1.47 fps	MRender 2.48 Gravity 0.87 Splatting 1.91 1% 1.75 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 1.21% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 32 28 30 29 37 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 43% Great: 74%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 117 118 118 119 117 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 113 Write 111 Mixed 100 SusWrite 116 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 85%
Seagate Ultra Slim MT 2TB 1,663 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 651GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 25 26 26 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 23 Write 22.3 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 25.4 17% 23.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.5 152% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 66%
ACTIONS USB DISK FOB 2.0 8GB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 7GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.5 2 1.9 1.6 2 1.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	2.06% Terrible	Read 6.3 Write 0.5 Mixed 2 SusWrite 1.8 3% 2.65 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.06% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BA1339.M16 2x8GB 455 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	49.5% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 15.7 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 16.2 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 57%

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

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: MSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788) - $64

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	107x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	93x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	55x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	117x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	55x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	37x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	23x
Green 120GB (2018)WD $59Bench 43%, 69,933 samples	12x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	16x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	11x
M378B1G73DB0-CK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 55%, 9,947 samples	9x

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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