MSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics89.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive34.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7788
MotherboardMSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788)  (all builds)
Memory7.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130929
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 03 '20 at 22:11
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770-$297
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
69.4% Good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 88.7
2-Core 185
69% 119 Pts
4-Core 299
8-Core 466
47% 382 Pts
64-Core 460
28% 460 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
EVGA(3842 2067) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.9% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 115
Parallax 106
93% 112 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 98.6
Splatting 81.8
83% 105 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 119 130 47 38 2.3 MB/s
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
34.6% Below average
Read 230
Write 198
Mixed 129
SusWrite 89.1
36% 162 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 21.7
4K Mixed 18.4
61% 19.1 MB/s
DQ Read 19.6
DQ Write 21.8
DQ Mixed 12.5
12% 18 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 56%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$26
34GB free
Firmware: 02.03E02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 69 66 67 66 67 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
39.2% Below average
Read 69.5
Write 64.3
Mixed 48.3
SusWrite 66.7
46% 62.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 59%
SanDisk Ultra 123GB
46GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 19 10 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
12.4% Very poor
Read 32.8
Write 20.5
Mixed 21
SusWrite 18.2
29% 23.1 MB/s
4K Read 4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 1.4
93% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 12.4%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G3D1339DS1S00. 859B BLS4G3D1609ES2LX0. 12GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
40.3% Average
MC Read 14
MC Write 13.1
MC Mixed 13.1
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 13
37% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 40.3%
Great: 40%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788) Builds (Compare 844 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: MSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788) - $64

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $151
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