MSI G31TM-P35 (MS-7529)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Tree trunk	Desktop 28% Raft	Workstation 0% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.69% 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	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 (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MICRO-STAR MS-7529
Motherboard	MSI G31TM-P35 (MS-7529) (all builds)
Memory	1.2 GB free of 3 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20100728
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 07 '21 at 07:16
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium E5200-$50 13,848 User benchmarks, average bench 36% CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Memory 69.8 1-Core 35.3 2-Core 66.7 39% 57.3 Pts	4-Core 67.6 8-Core 68.7 9% 68.1 Pts	64-Core 69 4% 69 Pts
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 43%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450 32,407 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Gigabyte(1458 2549) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	1.69% Terrible	Lighting 2.1 Reflection 2.5 Parallax 2 2% 2.2 fps	MRender 2 Gravity 2 Splatting 2 2% 2 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.69% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 449GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 136 119 141 147 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 138 Write 129 Mixed 34.6 SusWrite 129 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 113%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 127GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 15 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	9.05% Terrible	Read 31.6 Write 21.6 Mixed 18.8 SusWrite 14.3 27% 21.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 32% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 9.05% Great: 63%
Seagate Expansion 1.5TB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 113GB free, PID 231a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Read 23.2 Write 24 Mixed 14 SusWrite 14.7 25% 19 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.4 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 53%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 265 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 84GB free, PID ab21 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 14 14 15 14 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 32.3 Write 24.1 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 14.5 30% 23.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3GB 81,553 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 800, 800 MHz 2048, 1024 MB Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	MC Read 5.6 MC Write 3.9 MC Mixed 4.1 13% 4.53 GB/s	SC Read 4.7 SC Write 4.2 SC Mixed 5.1 13% 4.67 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 23%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 40%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI G31TM-P35 (MS-7529)

CPU
Core2 Quad Q8300Intel $115Bench 44%, 20,482 samples	8x
Core2 Duo E7500Intel $109Bench 39%, 39,897 samples	5x
Pentium E5700Intel $22Bench 36%, 20,872 samples	4x

GPU
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	9x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	5x
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	3x

SSD
120GB 120GBNetacBench 61%, 1,949 samples	3x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	2x

RAM
4GBUnknownBench 26%, 42,830 samples	34x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples	6x
2GBUnknownBench 15%, 9,823 samples	3x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $115

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