MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 57.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	29.8% 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 Drive	89% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '19 at 04:47
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4350-$57 11,995 User benchmarks, average bench 57% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Memory 84.3 1-Core 70.3 2-Core 123 58% 92.6 Pts	4-Core 176 8-Core 210 25% 193 Pts	64-Core 212 13% 212 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2956) 2GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Lighting 37.8 Reflection 34.6 Parallax 31.3 31% 34.6 fps	MRender 36.2 Gravity 33.3 Splatting 33 28% 34.2 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 145 117 144 131 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 465 Write 439 Mixed 381 SusWrite 163 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 78.2 4K Mixed 47.5 158% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 252 189% 253 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 115%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 122GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 112 Write 116 Mixed 105 SusWrite 0.4 63% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMY16GX3M2A2400C1 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 667, 667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.2% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 14.6 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 12.4 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 47%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

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 $47Bench 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 $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	14x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	9x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $227

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16