MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
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 57.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics23.3% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20151208
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 10 '17 at 22:17
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 76%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 as expected (42nd percentile)
57.1% Above average
Memory 79.8
1-Core 49.6
2-Core 97.6
49% 75.7 Pts
4-Core 188
8-Core 290
30% 239 Pts
64-Core 281
17% 281 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 580-$450
Device(0000 0000) 1.5GB
CLim: 783 MHz, MLim: 1005 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 347.88
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
23.3% Poor
Lighting 28.7
Reflection 44
Parallax 32.5
23% 35.1 fps
MRender 27.8
Gravity 22.5
Splatting 32.8
23% 27.7 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 23.3%
Great: 24%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 1TB
824GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
66.9% Good
Read 115
Write 117
Mixed 106
85% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 4.28
4K Mixed 0.51
165% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 140%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
91GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 147
Write 159
Mixed 153
115% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.64
4K Mixed 0.17
67% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 107%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB
0GB free
Firmware: SC13
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
34.7% Below average
Read 63.7
Write 57.4
Mixed 26.6
36% 49.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.27
4K Write 0.75
4K Mixed 0.14
40% 0.38 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 116%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 992125 (997125) 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.5% Below average
MC Read 14
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 11.4
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 5.6
SC Write 4.7
SC Mixed 7.5
17% 5.93 GB/s
Latency 80.8
50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 92%

 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 252 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
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Desktop
Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

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

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