MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	57.4% 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	106% 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 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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160623
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 13 '17 at 18:03
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 975 1,372 User benchmarks, average bench 57% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Memory 85.1 1-Core 52.5 2-Core 106 52% 81.4 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 213 28% 211 Pts	64-Core 212 13% 212 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Sapphire(174B E285) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.5.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Lighting 71.6 Reflection 61.8 Parallax 96 58% 76.4 fps	MRender 61.1 Gravity 60.5 Splatting 77.6 56% 66.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 8 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 12 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 66 33 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 3 (F1) Unknown 99 99 231850552	106% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 397 Mixed 415 98% 441 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 43.6 165% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 120 122% 200 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 902GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 185 180 1725 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 14 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 8 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 10 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 7 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 24 (C2) HDA temperature 111 109 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	112% Outstanding	Read 220 Write 169 Mixed 161 137% 183 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.36 144% 1.45 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 108%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1.5TB free, PID 25e2 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 99.7 Write 96.2 Mixed 60.8 106% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.23 71% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 53%
Corsair Survivor 3.0 8GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 7GB free, PID 1a04 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	8.57% Terrible	Read 22.3 Write 12.9 Mixed 16.4 21% 17.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.68 4K Write 0.39 4K Mixed 0.36 46% 2.14 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.57% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DHX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.4% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 12.4 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 8.4 21% 7.23 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 62%

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Gaming 23%

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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	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

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16