Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.34% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive42.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161107
Uptime11.2 Days
Run DateNov 25 '18 at 17:03
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 925-$150
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
48.1% Average
Memory 74
1-Core 32.2
2-Core 72.3
40% 59.5 Pts
4-Core 132
8-Core 131
18% 132 Pts
64-Core 133
8% 133 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 56%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4670
XFX(1682 2451) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.34% Terrible
Lighting 1.23
Reflection 2.19
Parallax 1.97
1% 1.8 fps
MRender 1.57
Gravity 1.93
Splatting 3.35
2% 2.28 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 1.34%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 505ABBF1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 90 101 89 85 90 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
42.5% Average
Read 260
Write 112
Mixed 174
SusWrite 93.6
36% 160 MB/s
4K Read 16
4K Write 37.1
4K Mixed 17.8
67% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 120
94% 128 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 73%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78
1TB free
Firmware: MK7OA840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 74 76 76 77 76 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
44.5% Average
Read 79
Write 84.5
Mixed 47.5
SusWrite 75.8
53% 71.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 82%
WD Red Pro 2TB (2014)-$140
56GB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 141 138 134 135 127 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Read 145
Write 134
Mixed 89
SusWrite 136
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HP497157-C01-ELDW HP497157-C01-ELDW Samsung M378B5273EB0-CK0 Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
25.4% Poor
MC Read 10.3
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 9
25% 8.67 GB/s
SC Read 5.4
SC Write 4.3
SC Mixed 6.6
16% 5.43 GB/s
Latency 92.4
43% 92.4 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 25.4%
Great: 27%

 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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