MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics66.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160623
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 09 '18 at 20:32
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T-$340
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
64.3% Good
Memory 92.9
1-Core 49
2-Core 97.7
53% 79.9 Pts
4-Core 196
8-Core 292
30% 244 Pts
64-Core 293
18% 293 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
EVGA(3842 6264) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66.5% Good
Lighting 84.1
Reflection 82.4
Parallax 71.8
68% 79.4 fps
MRender 74.8
Gravity 76.9
Splatting 76.8
62% 76.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDBN CE5000PNC 500GB
403GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X611
SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 373 379 382 387 387 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 444
Mixed 319
SusWrite 384
91% 405 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 90.6
4K Mixed 49.8
170% 59.7 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 248
189% 255 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 107%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 360 358 360 360 362 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
2TB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 191 187 187 186 191 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 148
Mixed 100
SusWrite 188
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
USB Flash Memory 8GB
6GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 11 14 14 14 12 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
6.5% Terrible
Read 19
Write 11.2
Mixed 9.5
SusWrite 12.1
16% 13 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
21% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.5%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C7 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.2% Poor
MC Read 11.7
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 8.9
26% 9.2 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 8.7
22% 7.77 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 29.2%
Great: 100%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 253 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

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

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