MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 59.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	57.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	28.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160623
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '17 at 00:03
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Memory 78 1-Core 69.8 2-Core 132 57% 93.3 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 300 33% 261 Pts	64-Core 306 19% 306 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Lighting 70.8 Reflection 74.8 Parallax 71.2 58% 72.3 fps	MRender 69.9 Gravity 69.5 Splatting 71.7 58% 70.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1830 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 430 (A2) Unknown 62 62 133 (AA) Unknown 100 100 70 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 7408868 (AE) Unknown 100 100 8 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 8 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 30 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 96 (F1) Unknown 100 100 6322 (F2) Unknown 100 100 4292	28.1% Poor	Read 195 Write 45.4 Mixed 88.6 24% 110 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 40.4 4K Mixed 3.08 57% 21.5 MB/s	DQ Read 35 DQ Write 50 DQ Mixed 1.66 13% 28.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 102496952 (03) Spinup time 97 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 987 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 2606508 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1790 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 397 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 60 588775458 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 36 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 14800 (C2) HDA temperature 34 40 81604378658 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -9672266350115 (F1) Unknown 100 253 831529149 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3254463604	110% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 188 Mixed 175 140% 186 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.24 74% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 284GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 153888448 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1205 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 869376 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1819 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 424 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 65 61 588775459 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 53 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 4153 (C2) HDA temperature 35 40 81604378659 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 94119913324834 (F1) Unknown 100 253 7448499191 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2329675890	86.1% Excellent	Read 167 Write 134 Mixed 135 109% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.18 66% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 325GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 208108848 (03) Spinup time 97 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 889 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 73 60 23358626 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1766 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 397 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 96 96 4 (BE) vendor-specific 65 60 588775459 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 37 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 11723 (C2) HDA temperature 35 40 81604378659 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -30790620544122 (F1) Unknown 100 253 12269585638 (F2) Unknown 100 253 229454598797	91.5% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 161 Mixed 148 117% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.43 4K Mixed 0.18 67% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 114%
Seagate Portable 500GB 3,247 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 241GB free, PID 2300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 44.7 Write 41.7 Mixed 39 53% 41.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.25 41% 0.52 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 4x4GB 491 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44% Average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 15 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 12.6 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 84.3 47% 84.3 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 67%

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Typical 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 252 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

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Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	104x
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 $37Bench 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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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