MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	78.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80.6% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151208
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 16 '21 at 08:47
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Memory 89.3 1-Core 71.2 2-Core 136 61% 98.7 Pts	4-Core 269 8-Core 428 43% 348 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (81^st percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (100 fps cap detected)	78.4% Very good	Lighting 99.5 Reflection 98.9 Parallax 99 81% 99.1 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 92.2 Splatting 79.9 73% 90.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 81%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 226 185 136 149 159 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 483 Write 240 Mixed 306 SusWrite 182 67% 303 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 70.1 4K Mixed 38.3 130% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 169 DQ Mixed 148 128% 192 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49% Average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 17.8 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 13.2 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 64%

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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 252 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	104x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 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 $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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Total price: $226

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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