MSI G31TM-P21 (MS-7529)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 37.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Very high background CPU (92%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MICRO-STAR MS-7529
Motherboard	MSI G31TM-P21 (MS-7529) (all builds)
Memory	1 GB free of 3 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20100419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '20 at 02:55
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	PER-User
Background CPU	92%

PC Performing below expectations (26^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 E2180-$130 7,312 User benchmarks, average bench 33% CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2 GHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Memory 70.6 1-Core 9.1 2-Core 33.1 29% 37.6 Pts	4-Core 24.5 8-Core 27.7 3% 26.1 Pts	64-Core 36.7 2% 36.7 Pts
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 41%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3160215A 160GB-$46 844 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 9.3 15 16 10 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	6.35% Terrible	Read 10.3 Write 17 Mixed 12.3 SusWrite 11.7 10% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 60% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.35% Great: 40%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 36GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 53 39 41 47 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 60.9 Write 90.3 Mixed 20.3 SusWrite 48.5 40% 55 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 190% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 127GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 53 39 44 44 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 80.8 Write 114 Mixed 32 SusWrite 48.4 50% 68.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.4 144% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 75%
Imation Expert M250 1TB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 73GB free, PID 1913 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 15 16 15 17 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 30.8 Write 26.5 SusWrite 16.2 30% 24.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 31%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 120GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 14GB free, PID a00d Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 15 16 16 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 30 Write 27.3 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 16.5 31% 23.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 56% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 137%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3GB 81,553 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 0, 0 MHz 1024, 2048 MB Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	10.9% Very poor	MC Read 3.9 MC Write 2.9 MC Mixed 2.8 9% 3.2 GB/s	SC Read 0.3 SC Write 2.6 SC Mixed 1.6 4% 1.5 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 23%

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Typical G31TM-P21 (MS-7529) Builds (Compare 101 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 37%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI G31TM-P21 (MS-7529)

CPU
Pentium E5300Intel $59Bench 36%, 18,604 samples	9x
Pentium E6300Intel $66Bench 38%, 2,604 samples	8x
Core2 Duo E7500Intel $109Bench 39%, 39,897 samples	8x

GPU
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	11x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	7x
Radeon HD 4300ATIBench 1%, 14,988 samples	5x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	5x
SSD 240GBGigabyte $33Bench 73%, 20,238 samples	3x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	2x

RAM
4GBUnknownBench 26%, 42,830 samples	71x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples	12x
1x2GBUnknownBench 17%, 99,586 samples	5x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $87

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16