Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive49.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
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MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170607
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 18 '17 at 14:43
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (45th 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 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Memory 90
1-Core 78.4
2-Core 156
66% 108 Pts
4-Core 302
8-Core 470
48% 386 Pts
64-Core 463
29% 463 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 68%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 60GB
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
49.2% Average
Read 430
Write 74.4
Mixed 126
45% 210 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 59.3
4K Mixed 13.8
80% 31.3 MB/s
DQ Read 100
DQ Write 74.9
DQ Mixed 25.3
36% 66.8 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 69%
Seagate Expansion 2TB
1TB free, PID 2321
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
39.3% Below average
Read 98.6
Write 92.4
Mixed 90.2
120% 93.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.35
67% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 49%
Seagate Expansion 2TB
890GB free, PID 2321
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
30.4% Below average
Read 62.6
Write 73.4
Mixed 61.6
86% 65.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.31
4K Write 1.69
4K Mixed 0.22
66% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.6% Average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 15.5
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 8.6
SC Mixed 12.1
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 67.3
60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 63%

 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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