Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 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 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics116% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive174% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170607
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 19 '18 at 02:36
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
66.2% Good
Memory 77.9
1-Core 74.9
2-Core 149
60% 101 Pts
4-Core 295
8-Core 438
46% 366 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$391
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 155
Reflection 151
Parallax 157
126% 154 fps
MRender 171
Gravity 138
Splatting 104
109% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 116%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
843GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 657 637 764 754 765 771 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
174% Outstanding
Read 1,137
Write 801
Mixed 855
SusWrite 724
197% 879 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 92.3
4K Mixed 63.4
207% 68.7 MB/s
DQ Read 506
DQ Write 389
DQ Mixed 469
345% 455 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 174%
Great: 372%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
54GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 75 72 89 88 74 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
51.5% Above average
Read 98.2
Write 95.5
Mixed 65.7
SusWrite 81.3
63% 85.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.9
149% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.9% Below average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 13.7
MC Mixed 12.3
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.4
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 10.2
26% 9 GB/s
Latency 84.6
47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 61%

 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 902 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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