Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics56.1% 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 Drive53% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 22 '20 at 03:44
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-9590-$298
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
70.4% Very good
Memory 83.2
1-Core 84.5
2-Core 164
66% 111 Pts
4-Core 312
8-Core 486
49% 399 Pts
64-Core 505
31% 505 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56.1% Above average
Lighting 69.1
Reflection 61.9
Parallax 79.1
56% 70.1 fps
MRender 61.9
Gravity 59
Splatting 78.2
56% 66.3 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 141 129 138 127 119 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 437
Write 388
Mixed 80.2
SusWrite 134
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 15.3
4K Write 36.5
4K Mixed 20.8
69% 24.2 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 26.4
DQ Mixed 95.1
78% 119 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 53%
Great: 97%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB
466GB free
Firmware: GG2OA6C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 100 99 100 88 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
56.2% Above average
Read 98
Write 96
Mixed 38
SusWrite 97.7
60% 82.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-1600C7-8GTX F3-1600C7-8GTX F3-14900CL10-8GBXL F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 32GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
45.3% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 15.3
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 9.7
SC Mixed 12.9
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 74.8
54% 74.8 ns

 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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