MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 62.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	32.6% 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	51.4% 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 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '17 at 10:37
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	62.5% Good	Memory 77 1-Core 71.4 2-Core 143 58% 97.2 Pts	4-Core 260 8-Core 433 42% 346 Pts	64-Core 431 27% 431 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85D4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Lighting 40.6 Reflection 31.8 Parallax 39.6 33% 37.3 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 37.3 32% 39 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 33%
Nvidia GTX 750-$120 66,662 User benchmarks, average bench 15% Asus(1043 84AD) 1GB CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Lighting 20.3 Reflection 16 Parallax 17.9 16% 18.1 fps	MRender 23.7 Gravity 19.5 Splatting 16.7 16% 19.9 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AA Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 14624289 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 30528627545154 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 350 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 16 (B1) Unknown 0 0 3 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 32 36 64426868768 (C2) HDA temperature 32 36 64426868768 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 14624289 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 14624289 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 14624289 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 96 96 73014444033 (E9) Unknown 0 0 10593 (EA) Unknown 0 0 5683 (F1) Unknown 0 0 5683 (F2) Unknown 0 0 2638 (F4) Unknown 98 98 6029375	51.4% Above average	Read 372 Write 123 Mixed 158 47% 218 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 62 4K Mixed 15.7 82% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 80.2 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 28.6 44% 81 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 75%
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB 10,663 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 76GB free Firmware: 15.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 144 143 3775 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2985 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 50 50 36513 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2743 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 261 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2724 (C2) HDA temperature 117 99 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 32220 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	41.5% Average	Read 77.8 Write 66.6 Mixed 78.6 56% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.59 4K Mixed 0.34 85% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 72%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 39GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 35.4 Write 30.3 Mixed 11.2 30% 25.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.18 59% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT125U6TFR8C-H9 4x2GB 1,060 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.6% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 14.9 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 7 SC Mixed 9.3 24% 8.53 GB/s	Latency 86.2 46% 86.2 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 53%

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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 $175Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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