MSI P45 Platinum

Written by Richard Swinburne

June 20, 2008 | 08:21

Tags: #benchmarks #ddr2 #overclocking #p45 #performance #platinum #review

Companies: #intel #msi

SATA and eSATA Performance

Website: HD Tach 3.0

We used a Western Digital RaptorX 150GB and HDTach 3.0.1.0, with the 8MB Zone Test to record the average read performance.

SATA and eSATA Performance

HDTach 3.0.1.0, 8MB Zone Test, Average Read

  • MSI P45 Platinum
  • Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6
  • Asus P5Q Deluxe
  • Gigabyte GA-X48T-DQ6
  • Abit IX38 QuadGT
  • Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4
  • MSI P35 Diamond
    • 82.0
    • 81.8
    • 82.0
    • 82.0
    • 82.0
    • 82.0
    • 82.0
    • 82.0
    • 82.0
    • 0.0
    • 82.0
    • 82.0
    • 82.0
    • 82.0
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20
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MB/s (higher is better)
  • SATA
  • eSATA

SATA speeds are consistent, but for once the eSATA speed dropped 0.2MB/s. That's not exactly noticeable, but it was a consistent result that shows the JMicron controller isn't quite as good as the others tested.

USB 2.0 Performance

Website: HD Tach 3.0

We used a Western Digital RaptorX 150GB connected to a USB to SATA adapter and HDTach 3.0.1.0, with the 8MB Zone Test to record the average read performance.

USB 2.0 Performance

HDTach 3.0.1.0, 8MB Zone Test, Average Read

  • MSI P45 Platinum
  • Gigabyte GA-X48T-DQ6
  • Asus P5Q Deluxe
  • Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6
  • Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4
  • MSI P35 Diamond
  • Abit IX38 QuadGT
  • 34.7
  • 34.6
  • 34.6
  • 34.6
  • 34.6
  • 34.6
  • 34.3
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MB/s (higher is better)

USB 2.0 performance was a consistent 0.1MB/s ahead of everything else on the other hand.
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