MSI G31TM-P21 (MS-7529)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 20%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 41.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.38% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
SystemMICRO-STAR MS-7529
MotherboardMSI G31TM-P21 (MS-7529)  (all builds)
Memory0.7 GB free of 2 GB @ 0 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100419
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 10 '17 at 01:52
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium E6500-$90
CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
41.3% Average
Memory 69.9
1-Core 41.2
2-Core 78.6
42% 63.2 Pts
4-Core 76.8
8-Core 78.7
10% 77.8 Pts
64-Core 78.9
5% 78.9 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460 v2
MSI(1462 2329) 1GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 387.92
Relative performance (0th percentile)
5.38% Terrible
Lighting 0.23
Reflection 0.04
Parallax 15.5
0% 5.27 fps
MRender 22.6
Gravity 17.6
Splatting 17.3
16% 19.2 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 5.38%
Great: 15%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD800JD-75MSA3 80GB-$105
5GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 13.03G13 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
20.1% Poor
Read 36.9
Write 32.7
Mixed 17.6
21% 29 MB/s
4K Read 0.33
4K Write 1.22
4K Mixed 0.27
66% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 20.1%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x2GB
1 of 4 slots used
2GB DIMM SDRAM
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
15.9% Very poor
MC Read 5.1
MC Write 5.1
MC Mixed 4.1
14% 4.77 GB/s
SC Read 4.6
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 4.3
13% 4.7 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 15.9%
Great: 26%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical G31TM-P21 (MS-7529) Builds (Compare 101 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI G31TM-P21 (MS-7529)

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