Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics30.2% 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 Drive49.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160113
Uptime5 Days
Run DateSep 19 '16 at 05:15
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 48%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
68.7% Good
Memory 90
1-Core 74.3
2-Core 139
63% 101 Pts
4-Core 257
8-Core 458
43% 358 Pts
64-Core 454
28% 454 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362
MSI(1462 2843) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7270
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
30.2% Below average
Lighting 37
Reflection 35.1
Parallax 44.4
30% 38.8 fps
MRender 41.1
Gravity 42.6
Splatting 30.1
30% 37.9 fps
Poor: 23%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 29%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 382
Write 302
Mixed 214
66% 300 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 25.5
4K Mixed 7.15
48% 16.4 MB/s
DQ Read 19.8
DQ Write 71.6
DQ Mixed 5.83
16% 32.4 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.6% Average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 17.7
50% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 13
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 67.3
60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 80%

 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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