MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 47.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	26.5% 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)
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 (74%). 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	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	8.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '21 at 03:33
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	74%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Memory 72.2 1-Core 54.5 2-Core 78.1 45% 68.3 Pts	4-Core 136 8-Core 144 18% 140 Pts	64-Core 148 9% 148 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 47.7% 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: 460.79 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	26.5% Poor	Lighting 33.1 Reflection 36 Parallax 29.6 27% 32.9 fps	MRender 32.9 Gravity 32.9 Splatting 29.3 26% 31.7 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 438 Write 402 Mixed 346 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 56.3 4K Mixed 37.9 124% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 219 171% 236 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 413GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 137 158 155 156 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 114 Write 120 Mixed 101 SusWrite 152 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.3% 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	36.3% Below average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 13.6 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 10.2 24% 8.43 GB/s	Latency 96.4 42% 96.4 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 47%

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

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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 $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	38x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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 $37Bench 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

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $226

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16