Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.3% 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	80.2% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170607
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '18 at 15:39
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 75.6 2-Core 150 62% 103 Pts	4-Core 270 8-Core 464 44% 367 Pts	64-Core 469 29% 469 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Lighting 47.5 Reflection 44.4 Parallax 39.8 39% 43.9 fps	MRender 39.4 Gravity 40.8 Splatting 36.2 32% 38.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 94 58 112 54 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 481 Write 448 Mixed 250 SusWrite 115 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 70.3 4K Mixed 39.8 138% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 212 170% 240 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 72GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 133 136 135 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 151 Write 108 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 135 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 614GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 152 151 149 152 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 148 Write 107 Mixed 77.4 SusWrite 150 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 421GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 91 90 91 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 80.4 Write 82.7 Mixed 46.9 SusWrite 90.9 102% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 43%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW-SD 8GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 2GB free, PID 0301 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	6.76% Terrible	Read 22 Write 12 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 11.7 15% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.76% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 GBXL DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.4% Average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 13.5 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11.7 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 45%

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

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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 $90Bench 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 $76Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16