MSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 54.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	79.2% 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	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.

Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7788
Motherboard	MSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788) (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130929
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '22 at 15:57
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	50%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-2120-$170 77,810 User benchmarks, average bench 51% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Memory 75.1 1-Core 78.6 2-Core 128 57% 94.1 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 200 27% 199 Pts	64-Core 193 12% 193 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 8787) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Lighting 99.1 Reflection 95.2 Parallax 89.7 81% 94.7 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 84.8 Splatting 78.1 76% 95.5 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS120GSSD220S 120GB 8,401 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: VE0R631C 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 194 Write 164 Mixed 149 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 37.4 4K Mixed 18.9 70% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 19.7 DQ Write 59.2 DQ Mixed 26.4 24% 35.1 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 96%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 487GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 454GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 161 164 165 161 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 148 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 159 92% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 95%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 64GB 3,373 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 25GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 32.1 Write 13.5 Mixed 20.8 25% 22.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.5 105% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-012.A00LF Transcend JM1333KLU-2G 6GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.8% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 15.2 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 14.1 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 90.2 44% 90.2 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 46%

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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	94x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	56x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	118x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	57x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	37x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 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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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $151

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16