Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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. 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 63%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.4% 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	52.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170607
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 11 '18 at 15:01
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63% Good	Memory 81.7 1-Core 68 2-Core 127 57% 92.4 Pts	4-Core 245 8-Core 323 36% 284 Pts	64-Core 321 20% 321 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8521) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.4% Below average	Lighting 43.4 Reflection 42.4 Parallax 37.7 35% 41.2 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 37.5 Splatting 34 30% 36.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 381GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41320RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5013 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 54 (A5) Unknown 100 100 17957070 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 37 (A8) Unknown 100 100 5 (A9) Unknown 100 100 429 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (AE) Unknown 100 100 37 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 65 279173857311 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 249109938234 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1097 (EA) Unknown 100 100 4245 (F1) Unknown 253 253 3475 (F2) Unknown 253 253 2634 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	52.4% Above average	Read 391 Write 296 Mixed 268 70% 318 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 23.4 4K Mixed 14.4 58% 18.6 MB/s	DQ Read 18.3 DQ Write 28 DQ Mixed 8.12 10% 18.1 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ABA200 2TB 2,995 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1TB free Firmware: MZ4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 143 143 85 (03) Spinup time 129 129 17197564174 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3757 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 138 138 33 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 35756 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 222 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 3758 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 3758 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 296353660960 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 8 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	66.5% Good	Read 112 Write 120 Mixed 113 87% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.87 4K Mixed 0.17 81% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 85%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 387GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 92 92 2228235 (02) Throughput performance 134 134 103 (03) Spinup time 120 120 17200578875 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 4659 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 3 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 136 136 32 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 59237 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 372 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 5382 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 5382 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 296353660958 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 4 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1	60.1% Good	Read 108 Write 101 Mixed 98.8 77% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.38 4K Mixed 0.42 94% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 74%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 275GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 27.4 Write 27.1 Mixed 16.5 29% 23.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.27 56% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya M2F8G64CB8HC9N-DI 2x8GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.1% Below average	MC Read 10.2 MC Write 9.9 MC Mixed 8.9 28% 9.67 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 9.8 27% 9.33 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 60%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

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 $79Bench 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 $254	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 $163	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) $31	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