MSI X58 Gold(MS-7522)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	35.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7522
Motherboard	MSI X58 Gold(MS-7522) (all builds)
Memory	16.4 GB free of 20.0039 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20090218
Uptime	17.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '18 at 16:59
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-920-$90 69,074 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Memory 90.1 1-Core 66.8 2-Core 112 58% 89.6 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 310 33% 262 Pts	64-Core 328 20% 328 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 1401) 2GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.4% Below average	Lighting 44.9 Reflection 42.5 Parallax 35.8 37% 41.1 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 39.2 Splatting 33.8 30% 37.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V+200 240GB-$193 568 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: 502A SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 74 89 85 68 71 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	35.8% Below average	Read 148 Write 118 Mixed 154 SusWrite 79 28% 125 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 34.7 4K Mixed 16.9 66% 23 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 95.7 DQ Mixed 140 96% 119 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 91%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: PFA2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 100 110 109 90 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 106 Write 106 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 98.7 65% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 68GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 74 73 70 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 67 Write 69.3 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 71.4 47% 63.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 68%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 26GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 73 72 70 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 71 Write 67.3 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 71.1 48% 65.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 86%
Seagate M3 Portable 4TB 578 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1.5TB free, PID 61b7 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 17 15 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Read 19 Write 19.8 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 15.9 26% 19.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.5 147% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 56%
WDC WD20 EFRX-68EUZN0 2TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 17GB free, PID 9561 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 17 17 16 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 27.8 Write 23.5 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 16 28% 21.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 56GB 1,895 User benchmarks, average bench 98% null MHz 2048, 8192, 2048, 8192, 36864 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.1% Below average	MC Read 11.8 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 10 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 8.7 24% 8.53 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 124%

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI X58 Gold(MS-7522)

CPU
Core i7-920Intel $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples	19x
Core i7 965Intel $1,244Bench 71%, 1,602 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	2x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	2x
GTX 650 Ti BoostNvidia $140Bench 17%, 15,701 samples	1x

SSD
CS900 240GBPNY $20Bench 73%, 61,417 samples	2x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	2x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $190Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	1x

RAM
48GBUnknownBench 49%, 2,786 samples	7x
52GBUnknownBench 37%, 680 samples	4x
44GBUnknownBench 23%, 6,316 samples	3x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $169

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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