MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics103% 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 Drive35.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20160623
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 28 '22 at 19:49
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
64.6% Good
Memory 85.3
1-Core 67.3
2-Core 130
58% 94.3 Pts
4-Core 240
8-Core 339
36% 290 Pts
64-Core 341
21% 341 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 142
Parallax 143
104% 137 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 140
Splatting 121
103% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB
416GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UG5000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 72 1.9 14 22 54 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
35.6% Below average
Read 349
Write 210
Mixed 160
SusWrite 54
43% 193 MB/s
4K Read 12.7
4K Write 21.5
4K Mixed 14.7
49% 16.3 MB/s
DQ Read 51.2
DQ Write 81
DQ Mixed 32.8
34% 55 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 61%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
823GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 175 175 182 181 160 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 156
Mixed 41.2
SusWrite 172
97% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix DMT451E6BFR8C-PB Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G DMT451E6BFR8C-PB Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 16GB
800, 800, 800, 800 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
48.2% Average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 17.1
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 8.9
SC Mixed 13.2
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns

 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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