Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics56.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170607
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 20 '18 at 15:10
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
70.6% Very good
Memory 89.9
1-Core 79
2-Core 139
64% 103 Pts
4-Core 278
8-Core 478
46% 378 Pts
64-Core 490
30% 490 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549
Sapphire(174B E289) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.6.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Lighting 71
Reflection 60
Parallax 83.7
58% 71.6 fps
MRender 60
Gravity 59.5
Splatting 76.2
55% 65.2 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 55%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
346GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141
232GB free
Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Read 521
Write 368
Mixed 410
96% 433 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 62.6
4K Mixed 32.1
114% 40.3 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 18.9
60% 130 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 103%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
1TB free
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 174
Mixed 151
126% 169 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 4.46
4K Mixed 0.63
176% 1.89 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70
931GB free
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 157
Mixed 155
123% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 4.49
4K Mixed 0.65
186% 1.96 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.5% Average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 17.1
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 12.8
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 67.3
59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 79%

 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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