Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 55.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	42.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160816
Uptime	23.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '17 at 01:14
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Memory 75.2 1-Core 56.3 2-Core 108 50% 79.9 Pts	4-Core 190 8-Core 332 32% 261 Pts	64-Core 334 21% 334 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% PowerColor(148C 2372) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.6% Average	Lighting 51.8 Reflection 60.1 Parallax 69.8 42% 60.6 fps	MRender 59.9 Gravity 50.6 Splatting 50.1 43% 53.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow KC300 120GB-$80 2,344 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 59GB free Firmware: 507KC4 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 3836593 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 -25640954748989 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 910 (0D) Soft read error rate 47 47 -65365103441231 (64) Unknown 0 0 12893 (AA) Unknown 0 0 3744 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 85 (B1) Unknown 0 0 6 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 40 61 60133539880 (C2) HDA temperature 40 61 60133539880 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 3836593 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 -128982162866176 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 3836593 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 3836593 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 0 0 14 (E9) Unknown 0 0 12923 (EA) Unknown 0 0 8543 (F1) Unknown 0 0 8543 (F2) Unknown 0 0 9289	52.7% Above average	Read 470 Write 194 Mixed 243 66% 302 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 40.7 4K Mixed 10.9 71% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 25.4 DQ Write 46.4 DQ Mixed 44.7 31% 38.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 86%
Toshiba Q Series Pro 128GB-$66 2,808 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: JTRA0102 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2927 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1144 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AD) Unknown 197 197 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 55 (C2) HDA temperature 60 44 240518627368 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	52.3% Above average	Read 489 Write 80.2 Mixed 474 77% 348 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 40.4 4K Mixed 27.2 83% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 21 DQ Write 49 DQ Mixed 15.9 18% 28.7 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 613GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 172 169 2383 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1208 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2205 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 438 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 14 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3238 (C2) HDA temperature 97 82 46 (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 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	88.2% Excellent	Read 161 Write 146 Mixed 143 113% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.13 4K Write 2.19 4K Mixed 0.33 125% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4G KHX1600C9D3/4G BLS4G3D169DS3J.8FN BLS4G3D169DS3J.8FN 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	35.8% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 12.2 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 9.6 24% 8.37 GB/s	Latency 90 44% 90 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 38%

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

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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 $177	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