MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 58.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	45.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	63.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '18 at 20:21
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	94%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	58.3% Above average	Memory 80.2 1-Core 55.7 2-Core 107 52% 81 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 170 27% 196 Pts	64-Core 63.9 4% 63.9 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Sapphire(174B E324) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.10.2 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.3% Average	Lighting 56.2 Reflection 39 Parallax 82 46% 59 fps	MRender 41.9 Gravity 54.1 Splatting 62 44% 52.7 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 320GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 237 232 292 258 226 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 376 Write 220 Mixed 280 SusWrite 247 63% 281 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 51.8 4K Mixed 23.9 83% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 12.4 50% 115 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 129%
SanDisk X110 128GB-$89 11,245 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 34GB free Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 268 250 277 264 193 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 440 Write 287 Mixed 207 SusWrite 252 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 40.1 4K Mixed 23.3 82% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 120 117% 188 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 137GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 107 104 105 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 162 Write 159 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 106 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 86GB free Firmware: 3.ADG SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 71 73 73 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	38% Below average	Read 60.5 Write 46 Mixed 40 SusWrite 71.6 40% 54.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 43%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 820GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 68 68 69 69 68 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 97.5 Write 126 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 72.2 64% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.3 255% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 70%
Multi Flash Reader 8GB 2,367 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 7GB free, PID 6366 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	7.76% Terrible	Read 17.2 Write 14 Mixed 15 SusWrite 14.3 20% 15.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 50% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.76% Great: 12%
Kingston DTLocker+G3 8GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 6GB free, PID 169d Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 34 34 34 34 34 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 115 Write 34.2 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 34.1 67% 58.8 MB/s	4K Read 9.6 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 7 468% 7.43 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	45.1% Average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 17.2 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 5.1 SC Write 3.8 SC Mixed 7.7 16% 5.53 GB/s	Latency 80.3 50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 72%

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Typical 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 253 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	105x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 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 $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	14x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	9x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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: $225

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16