Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.6% 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 Drive	127% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 3 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151209
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '24 at 12:12
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Memory 79.7 1-Core 49.9 2-Core 101 49% 77 Pts	4-Core 159 8-Core 169 22% 164 Pts	64-Core 169 10% 169 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 285-$189 6,276 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Gigabyte(1458 229D) 2GB CLim: 973 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.6% Below average	Lighting 40.5 Reflection 8.8 Parallax 53.7 33% 34.3 fps	MRender 44.4 Gravity 32.2 Splatting 31.4 29% 36 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 335GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 53 42 53 51 51 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	16.8% Very poor	Read 256 Write 196 Mixed 138 SusWrite 51 36% 160 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 2.3 12% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 82%
CT1000P3PSSD8 1TB 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 286% 880GB free (System drive) Firmware: P9CR40A SusWrite @10s intervals: 568 633 498 831 852 850 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 623 Write 801 Mixed 579 SusWrite 705 153% 677 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 43.4 139% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 454 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 404 287% 371 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 441%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$32 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 825GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 91 95 98 98 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 95.2 Write 98.8 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 96.3 66% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 76%
Seagate ST93205620AS 320GB 235 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 521GB free Firmware: SD26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 45 55 53 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 66 Write 82.1 Mixed 57.1 SusWrite 52.7 48% 64.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 7,967 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	22.1% Poor	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 6 MC Mixed 6.1 22% 7.53 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 8.4 22% 7.57 GB/s	Latency 196 20% 196 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 10: 0P 1R 0G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
10%	10%	59	201	51	50	32"	1280 720	VES3700 32W_LCD_TV

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

Surfboard

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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	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