MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	53.3% 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)
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160623
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '18 at 23:07
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-$240 23,506 User benchmarks, average bench 57% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Memory 77.8 1-Core 47.3 2-Core 93.2 47% 72.8 Pts	4-Core 168 8-Core 233 25% 201 Pts	64-Core 255 16% 255 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.3% Above average	Lighting 66.7 Reflection 69.3 Parallax 61.4 54% 65.8 fps	MRender 73.4 Gravity 61.3 Splatting 56.6 51% 63.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP920 256GB-$203 2,823 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.09 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 412 Write 293 Mixed 204 67% 303 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 46.5 4K Mixed 22.6 84% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 56.6 90% 171 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 99%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 2GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 22 23 14 14 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 29 Write 22.5 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 19.7 32% 23.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 3.3 203% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35 38,490 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 933 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.1% Poor	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 6.4 MC Mixed 11 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 7.5 18% 6.3 GB/s	Latency 84.7 47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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%

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Workstation 19%

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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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Total price: $227

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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 $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