Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	80.1% 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	55.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160516
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '16 at 23:33
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	69% Good	Memory 90.7 1-Core 74.3 2-Core 138 63% 101 Pts	4-Core 256 8-Core 469 44% 363 Pts	64-Core 467 29% 467 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.19 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.1% Excellent	Lighting 99 Reflection 110 Parallax 95.7 81% 102 fps	MRender 97.3 Gravity 95.3 Splatting 96.3 79% 96.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$82 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 443GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0801A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 7 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 58 (A3) Unknown 100 100 20 (A4) Unknown 100 100 1604 (A5) Unknown 100 100 6 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 3 (94) Unknown 100 100 1038 (95) Unknown 100 100 56 (96) Unknown 100 100 2 (97) Unknown 100 100 34 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 36 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 16896 (F2) Unknown 100 100 16064 (F5) Unknown 100 100 51328	55.9% Above average	Read 489 Write 311 Mixed 342 84% 381 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 30.7 4K Mixed 0.93 54% 18.5 MB/s	DQ Read 37.1 DQ Write 98.3 DQ Mixed 0.9 20% 45.4 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 127%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 100 201025704 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 782 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 642249 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1967 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 204 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 96 4295491593 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 48 571670562 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 34 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3990 (C2) HDA temperature 34 52 60129542178 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 122535416955242 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2056911043 (F2) Unknown 100 253 9579009624	93.1% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 166 Mixed 157 121% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.27 4K Mixed 0.28 78% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 113%
Toshiba DT01ABA100V 1TB 5,116 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 931GB free Firmware: MU2OA720 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 96 96 524289 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 12887851125 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 40 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2999 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 8 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 40 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 40 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 180389937184 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1	81.2% Excellent	Read 141 Write 142 Mixed 143 107% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.17 80% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 93GB free Firmware: CC4C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 131026560 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1268 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 56 54 25772903248 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2563 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 336 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032833 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 53 605290532 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 61 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 8055 (C2) HDA temperature 36 47 64424509476 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -34888019344841 (F1) Unknown 100 253 215690730281 (F2) Unknown 100 253 195569868527	75% Very good	Read 137 Write 125 Mixed 105 92% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.09 4K Mixed 0.33 84% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GB 3,126 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.5% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 9.8 31% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 9.9 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 79%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical 970 PRO GAMING/AURA Builds (Compare 901 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA - $299

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	431x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	112x
FX-8370AMD $175Bench 62%, 34,720 samples	85x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	86x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	66x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	51x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	22x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	51x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	13x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	13x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $588

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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