Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	63.6% 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160113
Uptime	16.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '17 at 03:59
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (32^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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Memory 90.4 1-Core 53 2-Core 119 56% 87.5 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 336 34% 273 Pts	64-Core 345 21% 345 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% EVGA(3842 3757) CLim: 1463 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 372.70 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 25.5 Reflection 19.2 Parallax 22.4 21% 22.4 fps	Gravity 21.6 Splatting 19.2 18% 20.4 fps
Poor: 16% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6819 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 154 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 128 (AD) Unknown 100 100 983079 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 136 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 85 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5501	63.6% Good	Read 483 Write 322 Mixed 337 84% 381 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 26.3 4K Mixed 10.1 61% 19.7 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 46.6 63% 118 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 97%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 230GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 124 122 6775 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5558 (05) Reallocated sector count 199 199 4 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 34 34 48379 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 304 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 195 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 139 139 184800 (C2) HDA temperature 115 88 32 (C4) Reallocation count 198 198 2 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	33.5% Below average	Read 55.6 Write 61 Mixed 61.5 45% 59.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.21 4K Mixed 0.16 58% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 59%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140 11,698 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 21GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 228 224 8600 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1469 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 26 26 54476 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 357 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 225 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1468 (C2) HDA temperature 115 90 35 (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 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	39.7% Below average	Read 75.8 Write 62.1 Mixed 64.6 51% 67.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 2.41 4K Mixed 0.38 117% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB 941 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.9% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 15.5 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 13 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 62%

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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 $177	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