MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 65%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics114% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive89.9% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20160623
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMay 11 '20 at 20:53
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
65% Good
Memory 91
1-Core 63.3
2-Core 123
59% 92.4 Pts
4-Core 212
8-Core 427
38% 319 Pts
64-Core 425
26% 425 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 65%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
114% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 198
Parallax 200
117% 180 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 181
Splatting 126
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 114%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vector 180 240GB-$160
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 401 412 402 431 396 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 434
Write 439
Mixed 338
SusWrite 402
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 69.7
4K Mixed 33.2
115% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 249
DQ Mixed 245
192% 265 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 108%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$60
149GB free
Firmware: 3.AAE
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 75 76 76 76 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
43.2% Average
Read 75.3
Write 40.5
Mixed 42.5
SusWrite 75.2
43% 58.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 16GB
800, 800, 800 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
41.5% Average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 13.2
41% 14.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 12.1
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 46%

 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)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $227
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