Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 63.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	91% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170607
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '20 at 01:16
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	63.1% Good	Memory 81.4 1-Core 72.7 2-Core 114 56% 89.3 Pts	4-Core 243 8-Core 387 39% 315 Pts	64-Core 424 26% 424 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85CD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.7% Poor	Lighting 34.7 Reflection 26.4 Parallax 34.5 28% 31.9 fps	MRender 33.3 Gravity 32.7 Splatting 31.1 26% 32.4 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 232 188 174 176 174 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 436 Mixed 382 SusWrite 212 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 69.9 4K Mixed 45.9 152% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 258 194% 259 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 124%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 196GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 57 61 60 60 61 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 59.2 Write 59.1 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 58.6 40% 54.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 44%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 196GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 92 93 93 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 99.5 Write 94.4 Mixed 68 SusWrite 92.3 65% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 62%
WD Green 750GB (2009)-$60 5,100 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 333GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 68 68 65 69 69 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 72.6 Write 72 Mixed 59 SusWrite 68 50% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 58%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 726GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 116 122 122 111 114 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 45.3 Write 16.2 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 117 46% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.4 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE4G3D21BCE1J.8FN 4x4GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.8% Average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 16.5 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 13.2 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 82%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

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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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $588

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16