MSI X58A-GD45 (MS-7522)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.5% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7522
Motherboard	MSI X58A-GD45 (MS-7522) (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110319
Uptime	15.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '18 at 11:52
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 960-$220 16,233 User benchmarks, average bench 68% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	73.8% Very good	Memory 93.9 1-Core 82 2-Core 164 68% 113 Pts	4-Core 291 8-Core 420 44% 356 Pts	64-Core 390 24% 390 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.5% Above average	Lighting 66.5 Reflection 70.1 Parallax 62.9 54% 66.5 fps	MRender 74.5 Gravity 63.8 Splatting 56.1 52% 64.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 244GB free (System drive) Firmware: MN6OA5C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 74 80 91 95 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 69.5 Write 79.6 Mixed 49.4 SusWrite 87.1 52% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 85%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB 4,922 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 26.4 Write 23.4 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 18.2 18% 24.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 197% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 67%
SAMSUNG HD103SI 1TB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 36GB free, PID 0575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Read 30.2 Write 15.4 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 16.2 27% 21.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 6 slots used 32GB DIMM Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 13.1 41% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 12.9 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 115%

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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 X58A-GD45 (MS-7522) Builds (Compare 53 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI X58A-GD45 (MS-7522)

CPU
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	26x
Core i7-950Intel $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples	10x
Xeon X5675IntelBench 75%, 8,072 samples	6x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	9x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	5x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	4x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	6x
Accelerator SSD 60GBCorsairBench 37%, 89 samples	3x
WDBNCE0010PNC 1TBWDCBench 97%, 21,221 samples	3x

RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	11x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	6x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	4x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $489

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16