Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics51.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive73% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160816
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 10 '18 at 22:52
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
69.1% Good
Memory 91.3
1-Core 63.8
2-Core 150
62% 102 Pts
4-Core 255
8-Core 459
43% 357 Pts
64-Core 431
27% 431 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51.1% Above average
Lighting 63.7
Reflection 66.5
Parallax 59.9
52% 63.4 fps
MRender 72
Gravity 60.2
Splatting 52.7
49% 61.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 605ABBF2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 153 121 135 121 145 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
73% Very good
Read 328
Write 262
Mixed 261
SusWrite 139
55% 247 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 74.2
4K Mixed 38.5
136% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 197
153% 208 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 73%
Great: 85%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
44GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 122 125 121 143 146 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Read 147
Write 137
Mixed 77.7
SusWrite 132
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
232% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.8% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 18
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 13.6
32% 11 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970 PRO GAMING/AURA Builds (Compare 901 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA - $299

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $588
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