Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics81% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive97.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170607
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '19 at 17:07
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
68% Good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 73.3
2-Core 105
58% 89.2 Pts
4-Core 253
8-Core 436
42% 344 Pts
64-Core 432
27% 432 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 109
Parallax 99.2
84% 104 fps
MRender 91.8
Gravity 95
Splatting 88.3
75% 91.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 285 315 320 320 306 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 487
Write 453
Mixed 397
SusWrite 306
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 70.5
4K Mixed 47.8
156% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 244
179% 234 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60
669GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 159 163 162 164 165 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 127
Write 106
Mixed 73
SusWrite 163
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 83%
Great: 113%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
80GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 103 104 104 101 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
53.9% Above average
Read 85
Write 82.5
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 102
60% 81.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.2% Average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 17.2
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 9.2
SC Mixed 13.7
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 63%

 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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