Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 59.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.16% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160516
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 18 '18 at 17:02
Run Duration	444 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Memory 81.8 1-Core 64.5 2-Core 117 55% 87.7 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 280 31% 242 Pts	64-Core 282 17% 282 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 8A9F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	3.16% Terrible	Lighting 3.97 Reflection 4.12 Parallax 3.28 3% 3.79 fps	MRender 4.29 Gravity 4 Splatting 3.04 3% 3.78 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.16% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate BUP BL 4TB 4,922 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3TB free Firmware: 0108 Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Read 32 Write 29.6 Mixed 27.2 22% 29.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.94 4K Write 3.96 4K Mixed 0.47 165% 1.79 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 67%
Covecube Virtual Disk 2TB 1,262 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 421GB free Firmware: 0001 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 150 Write 152 Mixed 141 111% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.26 4K Write 2.64 4K Mixed 0.34 139% 1.41 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 105%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 444GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 188 168 1558 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 464 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2856 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 338 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 153 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 362 (C2) HDA temperature 109 93 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 1 4801 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	64.2% Good	Read 121 Write 103 Mixed 111 84% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 1.17 4K Mixed 0.17 54% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 453GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 185 166 1750 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 628 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4895 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 606 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 230 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 479 (C2) HDA temperature 111 91 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 194 36 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	86.2% Excellent	Read 149 Write 151 Mixed 146 112% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.08 4K Write 2.55 4K Mixed 0.37 133% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 128GB 2,131 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 61GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	3.54% Terrible	Read 10.4 Write 3.57 Mixed 6.75 8% 6.91 MB/s	4K Read 2.45 4K Write 0.22 4K Mixed 0.6 37% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.54% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C11 2x4GB 1,544 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 13.9 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 10.5 25% 8.83 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 60%

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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 $47Bench 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 $80Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16