Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 58.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	73.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	18.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170607
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '20 at 23:30
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Memory 67.6 1-Core 77.1 2-Core 138 56% 94.2 Pts	4-Core 265 8-Core 400 41% 333 Pts	64-Core 449 28% 449 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 3790) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Lighting 97.4 Reflection 85.6 Parallax 80.9 79% 88 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 80.3 Splatting 77.6 62% 75.9 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$129 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,506 Write 2,324 Mixed 2474 613% 2,768 MB/s	4K Read 216 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 116 536% 148 MB/s	DQ Read 555 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 437 320% 426 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 201GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 351 347 355 355 348 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 431 Write 398 Mixed 391 SusWrite 352 89% 393 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 76.1 4K Mixed 34.3 140% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 248 185% 246 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$129 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 28GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 350 346 354 354 347 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 461 Write 412 Mixed 337 SusWrite 351 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 75 4K Mixed 32.7 126% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 113 101% 155 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$129 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 116GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 352 349 356 357 349 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 423 Mixed 352 SusWrite 354 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 75.2 4K Mixed 44.3 149% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 249 188% 253 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 124%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 102 103 103 103 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 151 Write 146 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 102 76% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 91%
Seagate ST500LM030-1RK17D 500GB 12,805 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 317GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 91 95 104 108 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 92.5 Write 98 Mixed 108 SusWrite 98.4 74% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL10 Series 1600 CL10 Series Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C11 Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C11 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	36.1% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 11.9 36% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 10.9 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 32%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA - $299

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	431x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 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 $76Bench 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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Total price: $588

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16