Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	46.8% 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 Drive	82% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170607
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '20 at 19:27
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Memory 65.1 1-Core 78.4 2-Core 150 56% 97.7 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 292 35% 269 Pts	64-Core 290 18% 290 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85ED) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.8% Average	Lighting 54 Reflection 62.4 Parallax 50.7 44% 55.7 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 54.1 Splatting 66.6 52% 63.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 271 190 139 157 427 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 456 Write 2.3 Mixed 400 SusWrite 211 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 29.4 136% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 0.3 62% 151 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 196GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 89 91 88 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 87.9 Write 89.5 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 88.6 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT51264BA160B.C16F Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	28.8% Poor	MC Read 11.4 MC Write 8.9 MC Mixed 8.7 28% 9.67 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 9.3 26% 9.2 GB/s	Latency 114 35% 114 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 35%

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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	430x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	112x
FX-8370AMD $175Bench 62%, 34,720 samples	85x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	85x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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