Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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. 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 62.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics56.5% 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.
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)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170607
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateOct 11 '18 at 05:47
Run Duration222 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
62.9% Good
Memory 83.4
1-Core 73.3
2-Core 140
60% 99 Pts
4-Core 236
8-Core 308
35% 272 Pts
64-Core 289
18% 289 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 62.9%
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: 18.5.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Lighting 70.6
Reflection 59.2
Parallax 92.8
58% 74.2 fps
MRender 60.4
Gravity 59.4
Splatting 76
55% 65.3 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 55%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
401GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 853 487 483 488 489 493 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141
56GB free
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 348 356 359 360 363 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Read 445
Write 362
Mixed 322
SusWrite 346
83% 368 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 69.9
4K Mixed 36.2
124% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 174
140% 198 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 103%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70
2TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 165 148 169 168 168 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 123
Mixed 86
SusWrite 163
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 1.7
326% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 111%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
1TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 193 190 193 195 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 156
Mixed 68.5
SusWrite 193
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 1.1
250% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 112%
Great: 110%
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 (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46% Average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 16.7
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 7.8
SC Mixed 11.4
27% 9.33 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 46%
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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