Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
ProcessorWith 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 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics81.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive74.4% 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160816
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateJan 16 '18 at 02:15
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
60.2% Good
Memory 74.7
1-Core 68.1
2-Core 130
55% 90.9 Pts
4-Core 247
8-Core 398
40% 323 Pts
64-Core 385
24% 385 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.8% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 110
Parallax 94.3
83% 102 fps
MRender 96.3
Gravity 95.5
Splatting 101
80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
219GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 478
Write 361
Mixed 401
92% 413 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 48.9
4K Mixed 19.8
102% 34 MB/s
DQ Read 35.5
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 21.2
31% 54.6 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 133%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$55
145GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
45.7% Average
Read 78.7
Write 80.5
Mixed 75.6
59% 78.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.38
4K Mixed 0.22
66% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.1% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 14.9
43% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 12.3
28% 9.73 GB/s
Latency 91
44% 91 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 74%

 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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