Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics53% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20160516
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 26 '16 at 04:13
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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 above expectations (71st percentile)
63.5% Good
Memory 76
1-Core 76.8
2-Core 149
60% 101 Pts
4-Core 276
8-Core 450
44% 363 Pts
64-Core 446
28% 446 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 16.7.3
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
53% Above average
Lighting 66.9
Reflection 67.1
Parallax 92.7
54% 75.6 fps
MRender 66.3
Gravity 64
Splatting 55.2
50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 53%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Expansion+ Desk 5TB
4TB free
Firmware: 9401
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
16.1% Very poor
Read 28.9
Write 26.2
Mixed 27.7
21% 27.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.51
140% 1.35 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 16.1%
Great: 82%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29
354GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
66.1% Good
Read 123
Write 108
Mixed 76.7
76% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.08
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.08
31% 0.39 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown U3A4G93-16GBHN3B00 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.7% Poor
MC Read 7.4
MC Write 7.4
MC Mixed 6.7
20% 7.17 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 6.8
19% 6.67 GB/s
Latency 88.3
45% 88.3 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 22.7%
Great: 59%

 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 900 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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