MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 60.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.3% 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	41.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '16 at 13:45
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Memory 79.9 1-Core 69 2-Core 126 57% 91.8 Pts	4-Core 224 8-Core 290 33% 257 Pts	64-Core 292 18% 292 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% Asus(1043 048D) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 21.19.151.3 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	26.3% Poor	Lighting 33.1 Reflection 29.7 Parallax 39.4 27% 34.1 fps	MRender 26.8 Gravity 27.6 Splatting 35 25% 29.8 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Torch LE 120GB 260 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM11.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5483 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 609 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 137 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4194398 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 153 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128865730590 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 98 (F1) Unknown 100 100 11809	41.8% Average	Read 444 Write 31.1 Mixed 327 58% 268 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 42.4 4K Mixed 11.1 61% 23.2 MB/s	DQ Read 78.6 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 44.1 47% 76.4 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 98%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150 19,279 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 668GB free Firmware: MS2OA610 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 85 85 9764974 (02) Throughput performance 119 119 157 (03) Spinup time 122 122 12897222844 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3013 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 115 115 34 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 11075 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1942 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 3026 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 3026 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 240519086114 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	70% Good	Read 87.2 Write 157 Mixed 118 91% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.27 4K Mixed 0.17 72% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 992017 (997017) 1x8GB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23.8% Poor	MC Read 7.6 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 7.4 21% 7.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 6.6 19% 6.77 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 23.8% Great: 30%

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Typical 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 253 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	105x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	38x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	29x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	21x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	21x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	15x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	14x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	9x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	9x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	19x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	8x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	6x

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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