Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics15% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 18 '17 at 19:45
Run Duration306 Seconds
Run User PAN-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
55% Above average
Memory 63.8
1-Core 65.9
2-Core 124
50% 84.4 Pts
4-Core 249
8-Core 438
42% 344 Pts
64-Core 437
27% 437 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 55%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152
Asus(1043 8447) 2GB
CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
15% Very poor
Lighting 17.6
Reflection 16.8
Parallax 22.2
14% 18.9 fps
MRender 22.8
Gravity 22.5
Splatting 16
16% 20.4 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 15%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51
324GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.8% Good
Read 133
Write 111
Mixed 116
90% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.75
4K Mixed 0.15
69% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 65%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 8GB
6GB free, PID 005b
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
5.84% Terrible
Read 24.9
Write 3.99
Mixed 5.94
11% 11.6 MB/s
4K Read 5.72
4K Write 0.005
4K Mixed 0.004
22% 1.91 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.84%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
24.4% Poor
MC Read 8.8
MC Write 8.1
MC Mixed 7.6
23% 8.17 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 7.8
SC Mixed 6.8
20% 7.17 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 24.4%
Great: 35%

 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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