Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 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 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	85.8% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161107
Uptime	7.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '18 at 19:59
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	63.3% Good	Memory 77 1-Core 75.7 2-Core 143 59% 98.7 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 457 44% 362 Pts	64-Core 464 29% 464 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.81 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 64 Reflection 67.9 Parallax 64 52% 65.3 fps	Gravity 63.3 Splatting 59.3 54% 61.3 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 161 156 149 165 142 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 418 Write 373 Mixed 341 SusWrite 158 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 48.2 158% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 234 174% 231 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 124%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 209GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 166 208 206 198 213 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 371 Write 322 Mixed 294 SusWrite 194 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 71.3 4K Mixed 36.5 124% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 165 132% 184 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 97%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 394GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 83 83 83 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 79.3 Write 74.9 Mixed 56.6 SusWrite 81.8 54% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 57%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: 81.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 124 121 130 129 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 159 Write 163 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 126 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.8 242% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 113%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 44GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 12 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 29.9 Write 29.5 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 12.6 32% 24.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 44%
WD My Book Essentials 1TB 3,704 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 610GB free, PID 1110 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 13 13 13 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	10.1% Very poor	Read 27.6 Write 28.4 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 13 31% 23.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 53% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. KHX1600C10D3/8G BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 32GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.4% Below average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 12.8 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 10.2 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 86.2 46% 86.2 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 53%

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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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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