Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics70.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive115% 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.
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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161107
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJul 15 '19 at 00:45
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 23%
Watch Gameplay: 1660 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.65 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
67.3% Good
Memory 94
1-Core 76.9
2-Core 138
64% 103 Pts
4-Core 221
8-Core 386
37% 303 Pts
64-Core 457
28% 457 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
Asus(1043 86BD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 2400 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70.5% Very good
Lighting 88.6
Reflection 76
Parallax 62.9
72% 75.8 fps
MRender 84.3
Gravity 82.1
Splatting 80.5
67% 82.3 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 215 210 207 205 201 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 1,022
Write 766
Mixed 793
SusWrite 238
157% 705 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 59.5
4K Mixed 45.9
149% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 292
218% 289 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 115%
Great: 280%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
569GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 159 162 161 162 163 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 165
Mixed 99.7
SusWrite 161
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 109%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
401GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 132 135 133 135 135 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Read 127
Write 136
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 134
77% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1.9
351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.6% Below average
MC Read 11.9
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 10.6
32% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 11
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 59.7
67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 80%

 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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