MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 56%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	30.9% 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)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '19 at 18:38
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	56% Above average	Memory 81.4 1-Core 68.5 2-Core 111 55% 87.1 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 183 24% 181 Pts	64-Core 196 12% 196 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% PwrHis(1787 3000) 3GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	30.9% Below average	Lighting 39.6 Reflection 29.7 Parallax 52.6 32% 40.6 fps	MRender 28.2 Gravity 37.7 Splatting 36.1 28% 34 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$26 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,130 Write 24.3 Mixed 27.6 151% 727 MB/s	4K Read 252 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.7 386% 85.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 527GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 52.5 Write 57.2 Mixed 32.3 35% 47.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 77% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Maxtor 6L120P0 123GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 12GB free Firmware: BAH41E00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 3.9 4 4 4 3.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	2.44% Terrible	Read 3.8 Write 3.8 Mixed 3.8 SusWrite 3.9 3% 3.82 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.44% Great: 31%
Seagate ST3200822AS 200GB-$33 4,227 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 117GB free Firmware: 3.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	2.27% Terrible	Read 3.7 Write 3.5 Mixed 3.8 SusWrite 3.9 3% 3.72 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 77% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 2.27% Great: 34%
WD easystore 25FC 2TB 1,980 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 229GB free, PID 25fc Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 26 26 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 25.9 Write 25.7 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 25.7 34% 24.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMX8GX3M1A1333C9 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 12GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 667, 667 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27% Poor	MC Read 8.8 MC Write 8.7 MC Mixed 8.3 25% 8.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 8.2 23% 7.9 GB/s	Latency 78 51% 78 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 43%

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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 $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	38x
FX-8320AMD $75Bench 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 $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	14x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	9x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $225

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16