MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 55.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory7.4 GB free of 14 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 10 '16 at 23:23
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T-$175
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
55.1% Above average
Memory 80.2
1-Core 44.2
2-Core 88.5
47% 71 Pts
4-Core 164
8-Core 243
25% 204 Pts
64-Core 246
15% 246 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203
Sapphire(174B E246) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.150.2401.1002
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 24% Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
224GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 12.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 79.3
Write 73
Mixed 72
56% 74.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.95
4K Mixed 0.34
100% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 F3-10666CL9-4GBRL Kingston KHX2133C11D3/8GX 14GB
667, 667, 667 MHz
2048, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
24.7% Poor
MC Read 9.4
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 7.9
23% 7.97 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 7.1
18% 6.27 GB/s
Latency 80.1
50% 80.1 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 253 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $227
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