Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.8% 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	64.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170607
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '19 at 18:05
Run Duration	393 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Memory 79.4 1-Core 72.9 2-Core 119 56% 90.5 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 309 32% 258 Pts	64-Core 319 20% 319 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36BE) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.8% Below average	Lighting 44.9 Reflection 44 Parallax 38.9 37% 42.6 fps	MRender 39.1 Gravity 40.8 Splatting 35.7 31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$45 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 296 314 313 309 290 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 357 Write 348 Mixed 359 SusWrite 298 77% 340 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 48.5 4K Mixed 20.2 88% 30.9 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 80.6 DQ Mixed 118 87% 117 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 125%
PNY XLR8 120GB-$150 48 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 89GB free Firmware: 560ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 127 128 132 132 124 MB/s Performing below potential (93^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.7% Average	Read 216 Write 137 Mixed 165 SusWrite 128 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 37.5 4K Mixed 20.9 80% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 152 114% 154 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 39%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 218GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 183 187 187 187 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 194 Mixed 39 SusWrite 186 110% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
ST2000DM 001-1E6164 2TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free, PID 0711 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 176 149 150 148 147 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 116 Write 144 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 157 169% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 1 247% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.7% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 8.7 MC Mixed 7.6 24% 8.43 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 8.5 24% 8.43 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 49%

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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 $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 $75Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16