MSI H61M-P31 (G3) (MS-7788)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	41.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7788
Motherboard	MSI H61M-P31 (G3) (MS-7788) (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20120714
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '18 at 20:24
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3470-$59 223,595 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 94.9 2-Core 190 72% 124 Pts	4-Core 287 8-Core 291 38% 289 Pts	64-Core 329 20% 329 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 22BB) CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Lighting 45.6 Reflection 52.2 Parallax 56 37% 51.3 fps	MRender 50.4 Gravity 40.4 Splatting 37.1 34% 42.6 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 261GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st 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 99 421 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 137 (B1) Unknown 99 99 1 (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 69 56 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 4 (F1) Unknown 99 99 1140850410	55% Above average	Read 240 Write 195 Mixed 189 46% 208 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 49 4K Mixed 22.1 104% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 37.1 DQ Write 66.9 DQ Mixed 22 25% 42 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 129%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 7675404 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 -19567870994721 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1997 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 48 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 29 55 47248244765 (C2) HDA temperature 29 55 47248244765 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 7675404 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 7675404 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 7675404 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 97 97 4294967297 (E9) Unknown 0 0 12147 (EA) Unknown 0 0 7394 (F1) Unknown 0 0 7394 (F2) Unknown 0 0 12477 (F4) Unknown 98 98 5242960	41.7% Average	Read 208 Write 105 Mixed 116 32% 143 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 62.2 4K Mixed 12.1 84% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 29.1 DQ Write 91.6 DQ Mixed 11.7 23% 44.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 73%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 161GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 99 99 2 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 71 (03) Spinup time 123 123 12897026235 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3327 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 118 118 33 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 9486 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2924 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 3332 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 3332 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 240518758428 (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	97% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 161 Mixed 10.4 83% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.65 4K Mixed 0.13 75% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 103%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 169 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1TB free, PID 0110 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 32 Write 29.1 Mixed 5.53 26% 22.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.13 61% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905403-894.A00LF 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.3% Average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 12.9 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 13 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 40%

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 2%

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Motherboard: MSI H61M-P31 (G3) (MS-7788) - $200

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	91x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	73x
Core i3-3220Intel $79Bench 52%, 71,790 samples	40x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	66x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	40x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	37x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	22x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	20x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	13x

RAM
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	12x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 2,722 samples	7x
TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 2x8GBUnknownBench 52%, 6,864 samples	7x

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Total price: $525

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 $182	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) $30	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