Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics53.8% 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 Drive70% 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)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160816
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 27 '17 at 01:45
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
70.6% Very good
Memory 91.6
1-Core 76
2-Core 140
64% 103 Pts
4-Core 270
8-Core 478
45% 374 Pts
64-Core 480
30% 480 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1330 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 16.12.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Lighting 67.5
Reflection 69.5
Parallax 83.7
55% 73.6 fps
MRender 69.3
Gravity 65.2
Splatting 56.8
52% 63.8 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500G 500GB
151GB free
Firmware: MAT0
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 468
Write 255
Mixed 263
72% 329 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 36.8
4K Mixed 22.8
99% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 52.6
64% 115 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 124%
MyDigitalSSD BPX NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB
67GB free
Firmware: E7FM03.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 1,303
Write 171
Mixed 311
127% 595 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 69.7
4K Mixed 31.5
121% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 75.2
102% 190 MB/s
Poor: 97%
This bench: 111%
Great: 178%
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT0
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
70% Good
Read 472
Write 257
Mixed 262
73% 330 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 36.7
4K Mixed 21.1
97% 30.3 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 49.2
63% 114 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 70%
Great: 110%
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 1.10
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
166% Outstanding
Read 273
Write 305
Mixed 263
211% 280 MB/s
4K Read 0.98
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 0.31
142% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 166%
Great: 195%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.1% Average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 16.4
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 11.4
27% 9.3 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 69%

 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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