Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
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. 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 62.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics93.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive74.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 27 '18 at 22:07
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 35%

 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-8350-$130
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
62.9% Good
Memory 79.9
1-Core 72.5
2-Core 141
59% 97.9 Pts
4-Core 249
8-Core 454
42% 352 Pts
64-Core 453
28% 453 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8623) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.43
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.9% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 136
Parallax 117
97% 124 fps
MRender 95.1
Gravity 123
Splatting 103
88% 107 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 113 83 81 78 79 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 434
Write 85.7
Mixed 279
SusWrite 90.1
49% 222 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 71.8
4K Mixed 40.7
136% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 233
164% 208 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 124%
Seagate ST2000DM009-2G4100 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: DN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 185 186 180 177 182 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 186
Mixed 89.3
SusWrite 182
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
273% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 105%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL F3-12800CL10-8GBXL F3-2400C11-8GSR F3-2400C11-8GSR 32GB
1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
38.9% Below average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 12.7
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 10.8
27% 9.57 GB/s
Latency 80.8
50% 80.8 ns

 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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