Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics51.4% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory20.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160516
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 12 '17 at 23:01
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st 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
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
65.1% Good
Memory 80.9
1-Core 72.2
2-Core 145
60% 99.4 Pts
4-Core 267
8-Core 415
42% 341 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1330 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.3.1
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
51.4% Above average
Lighting 64.6
Reflection 65.3
Parallax 80.1
53% 70 fps
MRender 65.8
Gravity 62.5
Splatting 53.9
49% 60.7 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Read 144
Write 140
Mixed 116
100% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.93
4K Write 2.95
4K Mixed 0.37
135% 1.42 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 112%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Read 152
Write 152
Mixed 104
101% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 3.25
4K Mixed 0.34
126% 1.42 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 112%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41
844GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SM11 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
52.5% Above average
Read 86.4
Write 95
Mixed 56
59% 79.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 5.37
4K Mixed 0.54
188% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 65%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
145GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
47.4% Average
Read 95.4
Write 69.5
Mixed 27.7
47% 64.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.95
4K Mixed 0.31
94% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16G-D3-1866-MR 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.6% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 14.6
43% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 12.3
28% 9.83 GB/s
Latency 78.9
51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 73%

 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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