MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 47.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics18.7% 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)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160623
Uptime3 Days
Run DateSep 16 '21 at 07:43
Run Duration310 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X3 720
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
47.3% Average
Memory 74.3
1-Core 40.6
2-Core 82.1
43% 65.7 Pts
4-Core 121
8-Core 120
16% 121 Pts
64-Core 121
8% 121 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.5.2
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
18.7% Very poor
Lighting 23
Reflection 24.3
Parallax 30.4
19% 25.9 fps
MRender 21.5
Gravity 23.8
Splatting 22.5
18% 22.6 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 18.7%
Great: 22%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
888GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 84 80 83 84 84 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
49.8% Average
Read 91.1
Write 84.9
Mixed 53.2
SusWrite 82.5
57% 77.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
100% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.5% Below average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 7.4
MC Mixed 11.9
32% 11 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 8.2
20% 7.03 GB/s
Latency 91.9
44% 91.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 28: 4R 2G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
28% 17% 47 179 137 60 27" 1920 1080 ACI27A1 VS278
History: Score 6: 0R 1G 3B | Score 25: 3R 3G 1B | Score 28: 4R 2G 2B
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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