MSI G31M3-L V2(MS-7529)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Tree trunk	Desktop 27% Raft	Workstation 0% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 40.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.79% 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	3GB 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. 3GB 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.

Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MICRO-STAR MS-7529
Motherboard	MSI G31M3-L V2(MS-7529) (all builds)
Memory	1.8 GB free of 3 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100311
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '19 at 15:19
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	59%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium Dual E2200-$54 8,325 User benchmarks, average bench 33% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Memory 73.3 1-Core 27.6 2-Core 53.8 37% 51.6 Pts	4-Core 53.6 8-Core 54.6 7% 54.1 Pts	64-Core 53.5 3% 53.5 Pts
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 42%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450 32,407 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Sapphire(174B E164) 1GB Driver: aticfx32.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	1.79% Terrible	Lighting 2.37 Reflection 2.35 Parallax 1.97 2% 2.23 fps	MRender 1.86 Gravity 1.6 Splatting 2 2% 1.82 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.79% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 355GB free (System drive) Firmware: 12.01C01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 15 25 29 22 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Read 72.6 Write 70 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 21.2 40% 54.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 69%
WD WD5002ABYS-02B1B0 500GB 8,392 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 388GB free Firmware: 02.03B02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 31 32 28 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 97.1 Write 80.6 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 27.8 49% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 64%
Hitachi HDT721075SLA380 750GB 736 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 524GB free Firmware: ST4OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 56 57 57 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 108 Write 96 Mixed 55.3 SusWrite 56.7 58% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 65%
Maxtor 6Y160M0 164GB-$117 776 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 91GB free Firmware: YAR51BW0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 56 56 57 57 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 54 Write 59.1 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 56.6 39% 53.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 194% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3GB 81,553 User benchmarks, average bench 14% null MHz 1024, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	MC Read 5.3 MC Write 3.4 MC Mixed 3.3 11% 4 GB/s	SC Read 4 SC Write 2.8 SC Mixed 3 9% 3.27 GB/s	Latency 94.1 42% 94.1 ns
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 23%

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

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Typical G31M3-L V2(MS-7529) Builds (Compare 29 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 42%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI G31M3-L V2(MS-7529)

CPU
Core2 Quad Q8300Intel $115Bench 44%, 20,482 samples	7x
Pentium E5300Intel $59Bench 36%, 18,604 samples	5x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	3x

GPU
GeForce GT 240NvidiaBench 4%, 11,020 samples	4x
GeForce 9500 GTNvidiaBench 2%, 27,834 samples	3x
GTX 750Nvidia $120Bench 15%, 66,662 samples	3x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	3x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	2x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	22x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples	4x
1x2GBUnknownBench 17%, 99,586 samples	3x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $147

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