MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 54.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics49.8% 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 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150324
Uptime5.9 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '18 at 05:29
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Memory 77.9
1-Core 50.1
2-Core 88.8
47% 72.3 Pts
4-Core 172
8-Core 229
26% 200 Pts
64-Core 232
14% 232 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
49.8% Average
Lighting 61.3
Reflection 68.3
Parallax 87.7
50% 72.5 fps
MRender 66.8
Gravity 63
Splatting 54.3
50% 61.4 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 53%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
69.9% Good
Read 146
Write 97.3
Mixed 106
87% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.96
4K Mixed 0.22
85% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600 CL10 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.9% Poor
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 10.1
MC Mixed 9.2
28% 9.97 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 9.5
23% 8.1 GB/s
Latency 84.4
47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 62%

 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 252 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)

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