Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
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 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	15.1% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161107
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '19 at 11:51
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	58.4% Above average	Memory 77 1-Core 64.6 2-Core 119 54% 86.9 Pts	4-Core 217 8-Core 308 33% 262 Pts	64-Core 394 24% 394 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Sapphire(174B E282) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1325 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.9.3 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	15.1% Very poor	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 47.2 Parallax 64.5 0% 37.2 fps	MRender 49.2 Gravity 49.6 Splatting 60.7 44% 53.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 753GB free (System drive) Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 54 48 57 54 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	Read 54.2 Write 77.3 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 52.8 39% 53.5 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.1 26% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 69%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 430GB free Firmware: CR100-10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 80 79 78 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 80.3 Write 29.7 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 78.7 40% 55.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 127% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 122 113 114 125 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 72.7 Write 115 Mixed 55 SusWrite 118 66% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.5 206% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 90%
WD Elements 107C 4TB 3,603 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 129 130 130 130 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 100 Write 104 Mixed 78 SusWrite 130 142% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 7,771 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.2% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 14.1 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 9.9 26% 9 GB/s	Latency 86.2 46% 86.2 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 79%

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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%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA - $299

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	431x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 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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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $588

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16