Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 59.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	28.2% 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	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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160516
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 05:07
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Memory 83.1 1-Core 59.5 2-Core 112 54% 84.7 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 293 30% 245 Pts	64-Core 268 17% 268 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2768) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Lighting 32.8 Reflection 29.5 Parallax 38.7 27% 33.7 fps	MRender 41 Gravity 40 Splatting 34.6 31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 719GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 149 146 149 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 180 Mixed 128 SusWrite 143 116% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 234% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 109%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 380GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 131 132 133 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 118 Write 109 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 131 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 85%
SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro 8GB 820 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID 5406 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 7 7.5 7.4 8.3 8.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	6.8% Terrible	Read 26.5 Write 4.5 Mixed 2.8 SusWrite 7.6 10% 10.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.8% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 1,027 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB 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	40.7% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 14.1 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 9.8 25% 8.73 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 62%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

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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 $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 $273	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 $179	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