Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 61.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.8% 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	73.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170607
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '18 at 14:12
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	61.6% Good	Memory 76.1 1-Core 71.1 2-Core 137 57% 94.9 Pts	4-Core 255 8-Core 446 42% 350 Pts	64-Core 434 27% 434 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.8% Below average	Lighting 45.2 Reflection 43 Parallax 42.5 37% 43.6 fps	MRender 39.6 Gravity 39.5 Splatting 35 31% 38 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 392 284 211 135 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 440 Write 420 Mixed 321 SusWrite 255 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 39.7 4K Mixed 28 92% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 221 176% 245 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 87GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 123 120 117 123 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 122 Write 132 Mixed 85 SusWrite 120 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 437GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 135 132 134 133 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 124 Write 140 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 134 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 421GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 88 89 89 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 79.2 Write 73.7 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 88.5 98% 72.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 GBXL DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	36.7% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 12.5 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 10.3 26% 9.17 GB/s	Latency 88.2 45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 45%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA - $299

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	431x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 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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