MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


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 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 62.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	0.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	95% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although 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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20160623
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '21 at 13:58
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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 FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Memory 82.6 1-Core 64.3 2-Core 131 57% 92.5 Pts	4-Core 226 8-Core 376 37% 301 Pts	64-Core 379 24% 379 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 18,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% EVGA(3842 1302) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.84% Terrible	Lighting 0.9 Reflection 2 Parallax 0.6 1% 1.17 fps	MRender 2.1 Gravity 0.4 Splatting 1.4 1% 1.3 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.84% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 426GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 352 334 267 354 354 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 307 Write 397 Mixed 335 SusWrite 335 78% 343 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 31.9 115% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 258 193% 258 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 99%
HP S700 Pro 512GB-$79 1,249 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 177GB free Firmware: R0201B SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 349 346 351 352 351 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 394 Mixed 394 SusWrite 349 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 75.8 4K Mixed 39 134% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 224 175% 240 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 120%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 314 303 303 314 315 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 403 Mixed 370 SusWrite 315 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 43.2 149% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 259 195% 260 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 124%
WD WD800JD-75MSA3 80GB-$105 18,464 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 72GB free Firmware: 10.01E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 57 55 58 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Read 56.5 Write 57 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 57.1 38% 52.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 33%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 32 31 32 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 34.7 Write 34 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 32 46% 33.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 1.2 182% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 99%
WD My Passport 260D 4TB 2,403 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2TB free, PID 260d Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 40 40 38 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 40.2 Write 26.5 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 39.3 46% 34.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 149% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.6% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 15 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 12 28% 9.67 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 87%

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Gaming 23%

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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