MSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788)

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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. 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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7788
Motherboard	MSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788) (all builds)
Memory	2.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130929
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '16 at 16:51
Run Duration	323 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 85.9 1-Core 86 2-Core 173 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 341 8-Core 327 45% 334 Pts	64-Core 341 21% 341 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V1 1.1 GHz) 8,807 User benchmarks, average bench 2% MSI(1462 7788) 1.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4229 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	1.84% Terrible	Lighting 2.03 Reflection 2.85 Parallax 1.38 2% 2.08 fps	MRender 2.71 Gravity 1.13 Splatting 3.78 2% 2.54 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.84% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 509 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 771 (B1) Unknown 99 99 9 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 55 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 24 (F1) Unknown 99 99 2516975925	47.2% Average	Read 226 Write 157 Mixed 146 39% 176 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 33.6 4K Mixed 18.1 88% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 41.7 DQ Write 68.6 DQ Mixed 18.7 24% 43 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 108%
Toshiba MK5055GSX 500GB-$33 4,927 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 438GB free Firmware: FG001A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1653 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2680 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 4419 (0A) Spinup retry count 153 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2322 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 322 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 372 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 52066 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 197569413145 (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 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 84 (DE) Loaded hours 93 93 2952 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 323 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	42.9% Average	Read 74 Write 75.5 Mixed 24.8 42% 58.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.23 4K Mixed 0.28 74% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 42%
HP External HDD 319GB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 291GB free, PID 4507 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 30.4 Write 24.7 Mixed 12.7 27% 22.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.06 4K Write 0.15 4K Mixed 0.07 8% 0.09 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 20%
XM-35U SD PRO Reader 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 6GB free, PID 6178 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	4.96% Terrible	Read 18 Write 10.6 Mixed 6.18 13% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.04 4K Write 0.01 4K Mixed 0.01 1% 0.02 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.96% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 1x4GB 1,270 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	26.9% Poor	MC Read 8.3 MC Write 8.6 MC Mixed 8 24% 8.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 8 24% 8.4 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 35%

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Typical H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788) Builds (Compare 840 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $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