Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	97.8% 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	146% 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 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, 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	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170607
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '23 at 01:28
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 71.9 2-Core 142 60% 99.4 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 400 39% 322 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.4% 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 (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.8% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 139 Parallax 205 101% 156 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 139 Splatting 92.9 92% 115 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB 16,136 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 656GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A4SANA SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 440 460 556 553 558 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	146% Outstanding	Read 1,088 Write 822 Mixed 126 SusWrite 479 139% 629 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 77.6 4K Mixed 56.4 177% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 472 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 392 290% 387 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 373%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 250GB free Firmware: M6CR061 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 90 160 182 179 179 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 585GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 179 180 179 183 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 116 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 179 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 459GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 95 96 99 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 95.8 Write 92.7 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 96.3 64% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 62%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 331GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 125 124 118 128 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 126 Write 121 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 123 72% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 103%
JMicron Tech 1TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 897GB free, PID 0562 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 299 294 336 339 339 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 342 Write 303 Mixed 327 SusWrite 307 433% 320 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 29.2 4K Mixed 27.2 2,012% 27.2 MB/s	DQ Read 30.7 DQ Write 42.2 DQ Mixed 34.7 2,730% 35.9 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 212% 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 (45^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 18.5 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 13.4 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	60	31.5"	1280 720	BBY3533 NS-39D220NA16

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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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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