MSI P45 Platinum Motherboard Review :: Test Setup and Performance

Author: Ben Sun · 07-20-2008 · Category: Motherboards

Scores

  • Features: 35
  • Ergonomics: 9
  • Compatibility: 25
  • Support: 7
  • Performance: 10
  • Total: 85
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Due to the use of DDR2 memory, the MSI board was tested with the E6750 instead of the QX9770 CPU that we use with our DDR3 motherboards. Whenever we change a motherboard platform we need to test five motherboards and with the P45 not officially supporting the QX9770 it was felt that it is better to test with the older CPU.

  • Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
  • 2GB Crucial Tracer DDR2-1066MHz memory
  • 2 74GB WD Raptor SATA HDDs in RAID 0 Mode
  • EVGA GeForce 8800GTS SSC video card running 175.16 Forceware drivers
  • ASUS 16X DVD-ROM
  • Rosewill 950W PSU
  • Windows Vista 32-bit Business with SP1

Test Software

  • Sysmark 2007 Preview Patch 3
  • 3DMark05/06
  • PCMark05
  • SpecViewPerf 10
  • PiFast
  • wPrime95
  • Sisoft Sandra X1 CPU Processing benchmark
  • Aquamark 3

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