Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	39% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	145% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160816
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '17 at 05:53
Run Duration	690 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 (92^nd percentile)	66.6% Good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 76.4 2-Core 146 61% 102 Pts	4-Core 274 8-Core 477 45% 375 Pts	64-Core 474 29% 474 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Asus(1043 04B0) CLim: 1270 MHz, MLim: 1655 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.6 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39% Below average	Lighting 45.6 Reflection 61.9 Parallax 68.9 37% 58.8 fps	MRender 60.7 Gravity 45.6 Splatting 51 43% 52.4 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 382GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	145% Outstanding	Read 1,059 Write 778 Mixed 952 207% 930 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 62.2 4K Mixed 42.9 142% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 114 120% 200 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 283%
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76 24,219 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 56GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 3380780 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 66176856101807 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 383 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 55 (B1) Unknown 0 0 2 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 21 66 60133867541 (C2) HDA temperature 21 66 60133867541 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 3380780 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 3380780 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 3380780 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 9910 (EA) Unknown 0 0 5363 (F1) Unknown 0 0 5363 (F2) Unknown 0 0 6118	49.5% Average	Read 431 Write 74.1 Mixed 106 44% 204 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 49.2 4K Mixed 12.8 82% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 64.9 DQ Mixed 25.3 36% 66.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 69%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 651GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 64665 (03) Spinup time 220 163 3975 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 126 (05) Reallocated sector count 41 41 1265 (07) Seek error rate 197 197 233 (09) Power-on hours count 67 67 24512 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 124 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 75 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 126 (C2) HDA temperature 126 100 24 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 100 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 192 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 194 23 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 1 1 474818		Read 64.8 Write 43.3 Mixed 9.2 28% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 0.31 31% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 26% Great: 51%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 596GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 187 182 6633 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 369 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1093 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 296 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 107 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3215 (C2) HDA temperature 123 95 24 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 15 1967 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	44.1% Average	Read 75.1 Write 78.3 Mixed 79.9 59% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.56 4K Mixed 0.32 90% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CML8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 254 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.3% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 13.5 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 13.3 32% 11 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 63%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

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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

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $588

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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