Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
Processor	With 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 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160113
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '18 at 12:38
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 71.9 2-Core 138 62% 100 Pts	4-Core 261 8-Core 396 41% 329 Pts	64-Core 416 26% 416 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 2660) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.65 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 24.3 Reflection 23.9 Parallax 23.3 20% 23.8 fps	Gravity 24.9 Splatting 25 22% 25 fps
Poor: 18% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 60GB free Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4638 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 840 (AB) Unknown 100 100 80640848 (AE) Unknown 100 100 241 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 30 (D2) Unknown 100 100 3284 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 99 99 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1900 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1840 (F9) Unknown 100 100 106993397	72.2% Very good	Read 425 Write 421 Mixed 418 94% 421 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 42.1 4K Mixed 10.5 65% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 69.8 99% 183 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 101%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$91 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 52GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 139 133 4033 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3678 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 13269 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1690 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 418 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3259 (C2) HDA temperature 114 84 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	47.8% Average	Read 85.9 Write 80.6 Mixed 73.9 60% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 2.11 4K Mixed 0.18 73% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 87%
WD WD3000HLHX-01JJPV0 300GB 3,057 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: 04.05G04 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 199 182 16460 (03) Spinup time 216 214 2200 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1006 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 64 64 26826 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 987 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 1 4966 (BC) Unknown 100 1 594303 (BE) vendor-specific 72 40 1314747777052 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 101 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 904 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 197 197 158 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	56.3% Above average	Read 102 Write 94.1 Mixed 98.5 74% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 2.82 4K Mixed 0.52 144% 1.39 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 79%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 10GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 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 200 179 0 (03) Spinup time 155 153 5208 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5323 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 21747 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2566 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 624 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5319 (C2) HDA temperature 112 82 35 (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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	38% Below average	Read 64.9 Write 67.1 Mixed 58 48% 63.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.89 4K Mixed 0.31 86% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1869DT1TX0. 2x8GB 2,378 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 18.7 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.8 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 78%

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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 $47Bench 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 $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16