Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	98.8% 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 Drive	147% 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.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 15 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 13 months ago, 11 months ago, 9 months ago, 8 months ago, 7 months ago, 6 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170607
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '23 at 15:22
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	61.8% Good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 71.9 2-Core 139 60% 97.7 Pts	4-Core 224 8-Core 354 36% 289 Pts	64-Core 359 22% 359 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.8% 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: Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.8% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 139 Parallax 190 102% 151 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 138 Splatting 94 93% 116 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB 16,136 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 655GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A4SANA SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 383 592 547 536 549 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 1,126 Write 918 Mixed 127 SusWrite 475 146% 662 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 55.7 179% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 474 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 390 291% 390 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 373%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 258GB free Firmware: M6CR061 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 169 212 215 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 467 Write 200 Mixed 36.3 SusWrite 109 44% 203 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 17.8 4K Mixed 0.2 34% 11.4 MB/s	DQ Read 14.2 DQ Write 16.6 DQ Mixed 0.1 4% 10.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 655GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 203 200 203 203 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 129 Mixed 85.6 SusWrite 201 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 484GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 85 87 92 80 72 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 94.6 Write 70.3 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 82.6 57% 77 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 62%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 349GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 120 123 119 113 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 132 Write 104 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 116 69% 95 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 103%
JMicron Tech 1TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 954GB free, PID 0562 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 320 320 335 335 337 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 371 Write 342 Mixed 338 SusWrite 314 461% 341 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 31.5 4K Mixed 28.4 2,135% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 31.5 DQ Write 43.1 DQ Mixed 35.8 2,800% 36.8 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 231%

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 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	50% Average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 17.8 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 13.3 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 50% 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16