MSI X58A-GD45 (MS-7522)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics10.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7522
MotherboardMSI X58A-GD45 (MS-7522)  (all builds)
Memory4.2 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101116
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 21 '16 at 18:17
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 965
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
72.5% Very good
Memory 93.7
1-Core 84.8
2-Core 165
69% 115 Pts
4-Core 279
8-Core 424
44% 352 Pts
64-Core 427
26% 427 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250
EVGA(3842 1556) 1GB
CLim: 951 MHz, MLim: 1089 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 372.90
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
10.2% Very poor
Lighting 11.4
Reflection 13.5
Parallax 9.75
9% 11.5 fps
MRender 16
Gravity 12.2
Splatting 15.7
12% 14.6 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 10.2%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB
254GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03.03V01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
66.9% Good
Read 116
Write 117
Mixed 100
83% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.91
4K Write 2.69
4K Mixed 0.61
156% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 68%
Seagate ST3250620AS 250GB-$149
232GB free
Firmware: 3.AAK Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
41% Average
Read 70.8
Write 71.7
Mixed 56.1
50% 66.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.56
4K Mixed 0.31
89% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 41%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3x2GB
3 of 6 slots used
6GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
47.2% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 16.3
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 13.3
SC Mixed 12.1
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X58A-GD45 (MS-7522) Builds (Compare 53 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI X58A-GD45 (MS-7522)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $479
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