Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive75.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 24 '20 at 15:57
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 74%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
63.8% Good
Memory 86.7
1-Core 69.3
2-Core 139
60% 98.5 Pts
4-Core 223
8-Core 400
38% 312 Pts
64-Core 438
27% 438 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
110% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 175
Parallax 173
112% 162 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 177
Splatting 127
116% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 110%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
277GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 389 357 248 247 249 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Read 445
Write 431
Mixed 369
SusWrite 304
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 50.7
4K Mixed 32.3
103% 35.3 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 160
DQ Mixed 181
130% 166 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.9% Average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 17.4
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 8.6
SC Mixed 13.4
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 70.7
56% 70.7 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 48.9%
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 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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