Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 57.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.23% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB 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 (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161107
Uptime5.9 Days
Run DateAug 12 '18 at 17:30
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 68%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8150-$770
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
57.6% Above average
Memory 82.9
1-Core 53.3
2-Core 96.7
51% 77.6 Pts
4-Core 177
8-Core 250
27% 214 Pts
64-Core 322
20% 322 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro W4100
AMD(1002 2B1E) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.1001
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
7.23% Terrible
Lighting 8.2
Reflection 10.6
Parallax 10.7
7% 9.82 fps
MRender 9.38
Gravity 7.03
Splatting 12.9
8% 9.76 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.23%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 536 650 657 657 670 472 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 767
Write 201
Mixed 275
SusWrite 607
102% 462 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 46.1
4K Mixed 25.5
93% 31.8 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 194
145% 198 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 105%
Great: 210%
Kingdian M280-120GB 120GB
105GB free
Firmware: P0901A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 57 53 53 53 53 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
53.3% Above average
Read 414
Write 276
Mixed 145
SusWrite 90.8
51% 231 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 24.7
4K Mixed 23.7
71% 22.3 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 102
102% 163 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 96%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249
2TB free
Firmware: MN6OA5Q0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 150 148 152 152 153 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Read 144
Write 138
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 150
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Elpida EBJ41UF8BDW0-GN-F EBJ41UF8BDW0-GN-F Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G6M1 10GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43.4% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 15.3
44% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 11.4
26% 9.2 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 53%

 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 902 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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