Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170607
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 18 '18 at 16:58
Run Duration223 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Memory 92.5
1-Core 80.6
2-Core 156
67% 110 Pts
4-Core 277
8-Core 372
41% 324 Pts
64-Core 373
23% 373 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549
Sapphire(174B E289) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1075 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.5.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.1% Good
Lighting 75.6
Reflection 62.1
Parallax 88.4
62% 75.3 fps
MRender 63
Gravity 62.3
Splatting 79.8
57% 68.4 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 55%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
300GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 856 485 489 491 487 474 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141
128GB free
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 361 362 364 363 363 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Read 431
Write 363
Mixed 321
SusWrite 358
83% 368 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 75.7
4K Mixed 37.9
130% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 232
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 179
147% 209 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 103%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70
663GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 172 171 176 174 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 194
Mixed 78.1
SusWrite 173
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 1.5
287% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 111%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 161 160 163 167 161 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 133
Mixed 76.1
SusWrite 163
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 1.3
258% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.1% Above average
MC Read 24
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 19.4
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 16
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970 PRO GAMING/AURA Builds (Compare 901 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA - $299

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $588
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