Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	49.4% 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.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160516
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '18 at 18:05
Run Duration	489 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Memory 86.5 1-Core 73.2 2-Core 133 60% 97.4 Pts	4-Core 250 8-Core 433 41% 342 Pts	64-Core 439 27% 439 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 3603) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 320.8 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36.9% Below average	Lighting 46 Reflection 41.9 Parallax 48.4 38% 45.5 fps	MRender 54.6 Gravity 39.9 Splatting 38.6 36% 44.4 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: 000F Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 30383 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 90 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 98 98 82 (AE) Unknown 100 100 33 (B5) Unknown 100 100 10913595000057 (B7) Unknown 100 100 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 89 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 104 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 98 98 2 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0	49.4% Average	Read 452 Write 234 Mixed 320 74% 336 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 42.3 4K Mixed 4.73 55% 21.6 MB/s	DQ Read 19.2 DQ Write 52.7 DQ Mixed 4.68 13% 25.5 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 649GB free Firmware: JC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 206836482 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3083 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 39316692012 (09) Power-on hours count 58 58 37638 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1618 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 97 97 3 (BC) Unknown 100 99 17180131334 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 46 655949860 (C2) HDA temperature 36 54 85899345956 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 29 22 206836482 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 45 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 118820270285844 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2951377628 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1259202737	58.5% Above average	Read 107 Write 97 Mixed 87.4 73% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 1.21 4K Mixed 0.44 105% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 186GB free Firmware: 9401 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 114 Write 92.5 Mixed 79.9 71% 95.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 4.34 4K Mixed 0.52 168% 1.86 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 184GB free Firmware: HP34 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 75 116167720 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 80 80 20672 (05) Reallocated sector count 94 94 258 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 4622315887 (09) Power-on hours count 49 49 44976 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1909 (B4) Unknown 100 100 4270904751 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 28669 (BC) Unknown 100 92 51540394179 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 49 605487136 (C2) HDA temperature 32 51 21474836512 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 29 20 116167720 (C4) Reallocation count 94 94 258 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 64 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1736	61% Good	Read 107 Write 106 Mixed 96.1 77% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.44 102% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 70%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 60GB free Firmware: 0304 Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 30.2 Write 28.4 Mixed 27.3 22% 28.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.07 4K Write 3.07 4K Mixed 0.47 153% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 67%
Seagate ST3500630NS 500GB-$53 3,965 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 29GB free Firmware: 3.AEK Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 106 95 205245902 (03) Spinup time 93 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9471 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 41 38 -98766409555347 (09) Power-on hours count 38 38 54624 (0A) Spinup retry count 4 1 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 722 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 59 48 723779625 (C2) HDA temperature 41 52 85899345961 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 69 59 134084202 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 17 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	24.7% Poor	Read 42.6 Write 43.3 Mixed 42.9 32% 42.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.15 54% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 43%
SanDisk USB Flash Drive 32GB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 29GB free, PID 557e Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	7.56% Terrible	Read 20.1 Write 3.23 Mixed 2.99 8% 8.77 MB/s	4K Read 3.73 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.88 78% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.56% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 16GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.2% Below average	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 9.1 28% 9.97 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 9.3 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 60%

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Gaming 23%

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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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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