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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 60.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	47.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7788
Motherboard	MSI H61M-P20 (G3) (MS-7788) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '19 at 00:20
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3350P-$60 21,413 User benchmarks, average bench 65% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	60.4% Good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 64.3 2-Core 136 58% 94.5 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 201 29% 210 Pts	64-Core 216 13% 216 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1615 MHz, MLim: 1887 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.97 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.9% Average	Lighting 54 Reflection 73.5 Parallax 71.1 44% 66.2 fps	MRender 80 Gravity 68.6 Splatting 59.1 56% 69.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 222GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 38 50 49 42 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 42.4 Write 65.3 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 43.4 32% 43.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 52% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 58%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 398GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 39 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 123 Write 37.8 Mixed 44 SusWrite 38.9 45% 61 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 103% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 69%
WD WD6400AACS-00G8B1 640GB 9,045 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 593GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 86 86 86 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 85.5 Write 81 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 85.8 57% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 49%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 138GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 169 177 173 162 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 108 Write 83.3 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 172 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 112%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 468GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 30 30 28 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Read 31.7 Write 28.8 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 29.7 22% 29.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 1x8GB 12,132 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	30.4% Below average	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 10.7 MC Mixed 9.3 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 5.2 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 7.3 22% 7.5 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 34%

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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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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 2%

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

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	176x
Core i3-3220Intel $79Bench 52%, 71,790 samples	110x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	105x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	206x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	96x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	63x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	61x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 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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Total price: $337

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	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