Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	47.3% 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 Drive	75.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '20 at 06:04
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Memory 80.6 1-Core 63.9 2-Core 125 56% 89.9 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 330 32% 265 Pts	64-Core 320 20% 320 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.3% Average	Lighting 67.4 Reflection 73.7 Parallax 64.9 55% 68.7 fps	MRender 69.2 Gravity 67.2 Splatting 0.3 33% 45.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 306GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 271 266 260 268 266 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 414 Write 337 Mixed 257 SusWrite 274 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 51.2 4K Mixed 31.6 98% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 216 172% 240 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 108%
Adata Premier SP550 480GB-$129 8,505 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 145GB free Firmware: O0803B5a SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 227 92 90 95 91 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 464 Write 377 Mixed 111 SusWrite 159 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 51.4 4K Mixed 31 101% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 229 98% 237 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 95%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 746GB free Firmware: MN6OA5C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 92 87 92 91 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 151 Write 154 Mixed 81 SusWrite 90.4 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 85%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 5.5TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 179 181 185 189 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 131 Write 158 Mixed 109 SusWrite 181 202% 145 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.7 208% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 6,467 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 14.3 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 12 27% 9.57 GB/s	Latency 79.5 50% 79.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 65%

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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 $57Bench 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 $80Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16