MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 52.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics18.8% 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.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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 9 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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory16.2 GB free of 20 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 11 '17 at 20:03
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
52.8% Above average
Memory 73.7
1-Core 48.2
2-Core 97.9
47% 73.3 Pts
4-Core 186
8-Core 184
25% 185 Pts
64-Core 192
12% 192 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
EVGA(3842 2959) 2GB
CLim: 1557 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 372.90
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
18.8% Very poor
Lighting 30.3
Reflection 4.38
Parallax 4.09
25% 12.9 fps
MRender 5.19
Gravity 17.2
Splatting 5.17
7% 9.19 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
367GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
39.7% Below average
Read 65.8
Write 72.3
Mixed 68
52% 68.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.24
4K Mixed 0.18
68% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 59%
Seagate ST310005 28AS 1TB
359GB free
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
62.2% Good
Read 113
Write 104
Mixed 84.5
75% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.42
97% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMX16GX3M2A1600C11 CMX16GX3M2A1600C11 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 20GB
667, 667, 667, 667 MHz
8192, 8192, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.6% Poor
MC Read 12.4
MC Write 7.2
MC Mixed 10.8
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 4.3
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 6.3
15% 5.33 GB/s
Latency 93.1
43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 28.6%
Great: 52%

 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%
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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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