Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	37.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	135% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161107
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '17 at 22:39
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Memory 89 1-Core 78.8 2-Core 148 64% 105 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 483 45% 376 Pts	64-Core 497 31% 497 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.9.3 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Lighting 49.1 Reflection 32.4 Parallax 63.9 40% 48.5 fps	MRender 30 Gravity 47.5 Splatting 39.6 32% 39 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 1,104 Write 610 Mixed 783 184% 833 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 35.6 142% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 104 116% 199 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 218663816 (03) Spinup time 97 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 892 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 454200 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 568 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 67 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 66 454426651 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 5 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2181 (C2) HDA temperature 27 40 68719476763 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -90967407329133 (F1) Unknown 100 253 511036023 (F2) Unknown 100 253 4637817060	92.9% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 155 Mixed 149 118% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.24 88% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 241GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 5 (03) Spinup time 164 162 6766 (04) Start/Stop count 87 87 13812 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 51 51 35942 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2061 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 267 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 101 101 298314 (C2) HDA temperature 123 96 27 (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 7 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 10	49.3% Average	Read 103 Write 68.6 Mixed 69.3 60% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 0.27 4K Mixed 0.23 49% 0.32 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 67%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 87GB free Firmware: 12.01C01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 18 (03) Spinup time 165 157 6750 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1374 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 70 70 22338 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 487 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 309 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1375 (C2) HDA temperature 118 93 32 (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 4 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	32.8% Below average	Read 65.4 Write 48.8 Mixed 58.7 44% 57.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.32 80% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GB 516 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.5% Average	MC Read 19 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 16 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 13.2 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 85%

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Gaming 23%

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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 $90Bench 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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16