Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics98.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive133% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160113
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 16 '17 at 22:41
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
65.1% Good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 72.1
2-Core 134
60% 96.9 Pts
4-Core 248
8-Core 421
41% 334 Pts
64-Core 429
26% 429 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.33
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.8% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 150
Parallax 129
99% 133 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 136
Splatting 111
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120
201GB free
Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 418
Write 420
Mixed 418
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 50.5
4K Mixed 23.2
87% 31.3 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 73
80% 135 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 101%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 1,042
Write 741
Mixed 923
201% 902 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 26
134% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 60.4
66% 111 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 133%
Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBXL F3-14900CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.6% Average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 16.5
48% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 9.2
SC Mixed 11.8
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 69%

 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 902 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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