MSI P41-C31 (MS-7610)

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.62% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	36.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7610
Motherboard	MSI P41-C31 (MS-7610) (all builds)
Memory	1.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '18 at 00:54
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

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 Core2 Quad Q9505-$250 2,124 User benchmarks, average bench 47% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.85 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Memory 75.6 1-Core 40 2-Core 78.2 43% 64.6 Pts	4-Core 134 8-Core 147 18% 140 Pts	64-Core 148 9% 148 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 18,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Nvidia(10DE 05CC) 256MB Ram: 256MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.62% Terrible	Lighting 0.63 Reflection 1.35 Parallax 0.41 0% 0.8 fps	MRender 1.81 Gravity 0.47 Splatting 0.83 1% 1.03 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.62% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 332GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 54 48 52 52 49 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	36.8% Below average	Read 241 Write 183 Mixed 146 SusWrite 50.8 34% 155 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 41.9 4K Mixed 16.3 74% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 26.4 DQ Write 52.8 DQ Mixed 20.4 21% 33.2 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 798GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 80 90 84 85 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 69.3 Write 46.9 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 84.5 42% 57.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 112%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 29.6 Write 25.1 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 11.4 16% 21.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 99%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 947GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 54 54 58 56 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	34% Below average	Read 63 Write 47.9 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 55.3 38% 50.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 61%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 64GB 878 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 28GB free, PID 00d2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 6.9 9.6 9.7 9.7 20 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	11.4% Very poor	Read 33.5 Write 15.6 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 9.8 27% 21.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.5 106% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 43%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 11GB free, PID 0059 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 11 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	6.86% Terrible	Read 23.1 Write 6.7 Mixed 14 SusWrite 9.6 16% 13.4 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 22% 2 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.86% Great: 9%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 262GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 9.6 9.5 9.7 9.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 30.7 Write 26.3 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 10.2 30% 22.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM SDRAM Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	21.8% Poor	MC Read 7.9 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 6.9 20% 7.1 GB/s	SC Read 4.3 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 5.5 14% 5.03 GB/s	Latency 89.2 45% 89.2 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 65%

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Typical P41-C31 (MS-7610) Builds (Compare 13 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 38%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI P41-C31 (MS-7610)

CPU
Pentium E5700Intel $22Bench 36%, 20,872 samples	2x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	2x
Core2 Duo E7500Intel $109Bench 39%, 39,897 samples	2x

GPU
GeForce GT 610NvidiaBench 2%, 62,458 samples	2x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	2x
GTX 550-TiNvidia $250Bench 9%, 54,392 samples	2x

SSD
SU650 120GBAdata $14Bench 63%, 42,288 samples	2x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	1x
MX500 250GBCrucial $40Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	10x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	2x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	1x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $36

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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