Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 60.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	97.3% 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 Drive	33.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170607
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '21 at 19:26
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Memory 76.3 1-Core 69.9 2-Core 140 57% 95.4 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 403 40% 325 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% MSI(1462 3810) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.3% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 141 Parallax 207 100% 157 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 133 Splatting 94.5 92% 114 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 500GB SSD 16,267 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 353GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS9006B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 331 157 70 70 71 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.3% Below average	Read 214 Write 110 Mixed 92.6 SusWrite 155 32% 143 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 18.8 4K Mixed 10.3 49% 15.4 MB/s	DQ Read 15.4 DQ Write 16.7 DQ Mixed 15.8 12% 16 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 545GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 179 176 177 180 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 121 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 178 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 112%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 337GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 99 97 98 97 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 98.2 Write 95.3 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 97.2 66% 89.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 62%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 422GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 135 135 132 129 134 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 133 Write 126 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 132 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GB 1,487 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.9% Average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 17.4 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 13.5 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 87.6 46% 87.6 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 86%

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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 $47Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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