Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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	98.7% 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	141% 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 (14%). 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	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170607
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '23 at 18:25
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 84.5 1-Core 70.1 2-Core 127 58% 94 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 329 34% 271 Pts	64-Core 311 19% 311 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	98.7% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 133 Parallax 200 102% 152 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 138 Splatting 94 93% 117 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB 16,136 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 647GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A4SANA SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 463 464 504 504 510 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 1,074 Write 50.9 Mixed 163 SusWrite 462 95% 438 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 53.1 171% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 449 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 375 277% 370 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 373%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 272GB free Firmware: M6CR061 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 191 190 204 199 206 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 458 Write 196 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 190 48% 219 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 53.7 4K Mixed 7.4 59% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 26.9 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 9.7 34% 69.9 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 654GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 190 191 191 190 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 147 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 186 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 484GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 102 105 105 105 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 105 Write 102 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 103 70% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 194% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 62%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 349GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 118 125 124 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	68% Good	Read 117 Write 110 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 120 67% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 103%
JMicron Tech 1TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 944GB free, PID 0562 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 299 300 321 320 322 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 360 Write 332 Mixed 338 SusWrite 298 449% 332 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 31.3 4K Mixed 27.1 2,078% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 31.1 DQ Write 42.2 DQ Mixed 35.1 2,744% 36.1 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 219% 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)	49.4% Average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 17.5 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 13.6 32% 11 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 86%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

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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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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