Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics33% 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 Drive451% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 17 '17 at 12:29
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Memory 92.5
1-Core 75.6
2-Core 152
65% 107 Pts
4-Core 292
8-Core 470
47% 381 Pts
64-Core 471
29% 471 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435
Asus(1043 841B) 2GB
CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1571 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
33% Below average
Lighting 39.2
Reflection 36.2
Parallax 50.9
32% 42.1 fps
MRender 49.1
Gravity 45.1
Splatting 36.7
35% 43.7 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 33%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
451% Outstanding
Read 3,374
Write 3,266
Mixed 3,368
746% 3,336 MB/s
4K Read 132
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 87.4
365% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 65.8
71% 118 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 451%
Great: 236%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
840GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Read 184
Write 88.6
Mixed 108
95% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 1.16
4K Mixed 0.19
73% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 109%
Samsung G3 Station 2TB
301GB free, PID 6014
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
13.5% Very poor
Read 32.9
Write 28.2
Mixed 28.7
38% 30 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 0.79
4K Mixed 0.34
41% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.3% Above average
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 18.5
54% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 9.5
SC Mixed 14.2
34% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 73%

 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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