Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.2% 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)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	18.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161107
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '22 at 21:58
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	MLT-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (55^th 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 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Memory 81.1 1-Core 64.7 2-Core 119 55% 88.4 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 318 32% 258 Pts	64-Core 325 20% 325 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.2% Below average	Lighting 44.3 Reflection 45 Parallax 40.4 36% 43.2 fps	MRender 36.5 Gravity 40.7 Splatting 35.6 31% 37.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 438 Write 409 Mixed 332 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 68.3 4K Mixed 43.1 142% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 255 188% 247 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 110%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$45 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 238GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 366 391 409 387 364 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 437 Write 409 Mixed 410 SusWrite 367 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 41.5 136% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 231 177% 240 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 125%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 37GB free Firmware: 505CUA SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 237 251 229 234 208 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 417 Write 233 Mixed 261 SusWrite 224 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 45.7 4K Mixed 28.4 98% 32.9 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 144 139% 221 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$64 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 962GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 184 187 186 193 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 163 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 187 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1600 C11 3x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB 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	31.4% Below average	MC Read 10.6 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 9.8 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 9.7 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $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 $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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16