Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 55.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics58% 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 Drive155% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151223
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 03 '20 at 13:45
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
55.3% Above average
Memory 65
1-Core 70.1
2-Core 138
53% 91.1 Pts
4-Core 246
8-Core 399
40% 323 Pts
64-Core 425
26% 425 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
EVGA(3842 6167) 3GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 451.77
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
58% Above average
Lighting 71.9
Reflection 69.1
Parallax 60.5
59% 67.1 fps
MRender 69.8
Gravity 67.8
Splatting 70.3
57% 69.3 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
361GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 532 795 805 811 816 808 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
155% Outstanding
Read 1,096
Write 871
Mixed 808
SusWrite 761
198% 884 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 59.9
4K Mixed 45.3
147% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 513
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 272
246% 378 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 155%
Great: 295%
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB
465GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 91 91 91 91 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 94
Write 87.8
Mixed 59.8
SusWrite 90.8
61% 83.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
110% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 53%
Great: 52%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBXL F3-2400C11-8GAB F3-2400C11-8GAB 20GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
28.6% Poor
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 9.8
MC Mixed 9.3
28% 9.87 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 8
22% 7.8 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 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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