MSI H61M-P20 (G3) (MS-7788)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.87% 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	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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7788
Motherboard	MSI H61M-P20 (G3) (MS-7788) (all builds)
Memory	1.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130110
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '21 at 16:32
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-2120-$170 77,810 User benchmarks, average bench 51% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 90.2 1-Core 86.7 2-Core 150 67% 109 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 222 29% 219 Pts	64-Core 223 14% 223 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.87% Terrible	Lighting 4.6 Reflection 6.3 Parallax 5 4% 5.3 fps	MRender 6.3 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5 4% 5.07 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.87% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD5000AZRZ-00HTKB0 500GB 1,537 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 273GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 50 52 50 59 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 84.1 Write 63.4 Mixed 52.6 SusWrite 46.1 46% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 189GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 116 117 117 110 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 81.4 Write 66.8 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 114 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
WINCHIP-D3-1333-C9 Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-H9 4GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.1% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 15.1 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 14.9 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical H61M-P20 (G3) (MS-7788) Builds (Compare 1,344 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI H61M-P20 (G3) (MS-7788) - $250

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	177x
Core i3-3220Intel $79Bench 52%, 71,790 samples	111x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	106x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	207x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	96x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	64x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	61x
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	39x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	22x

RAM
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	39x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	24x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	24x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $337

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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