Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	97.7% 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	53.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170607
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '21 at 19:44
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	45%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Memory 78.7 1-Core 45.5 2-Core 150 54% 91.5 Pts	4-Core 279 8-Core 422 44% 350 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% MSI(1462 3810) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.7% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 126 Parallax 204 101% 151 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 132 Splatting 94.4 92% 114 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 97.7% 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: 219 306 65 71 71 71 MB/s Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.9% Above average	Read 171 Write 99.9 Mixed 146 SusWrite 134 31% 138 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 49.6 4K Mixed 28.5 98% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 125 112% 167 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 545GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 181 182 182 183 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 124 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 181 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 337GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 100 100 97 99 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 100 Write 88.6 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 98.4 65% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 62%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 422GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 133 135 134 134 133 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 125 Write 132 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 133 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 73.9% 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	48.7% Average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 17.8 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 12.9 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 82.9 48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 48.7% 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 $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