Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	53.2% 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 Drive	55% 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.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160113
Uptime	13.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '19 at 17:01
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	48%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Memory 71.8 1-Core 58.4 2-Core 113 50% 81 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 314 32% 257 Pts	64-Core 358 22% 358 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2378) CLim: 1350 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.2 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.2% Above average	Lighting 67.4 Reflection 64.5 Parallax 82.3 55% 71.4 fps	MRender 65.3 Gravity 68.6 Splatting 52 50% 62 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 58 53 54 54 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 423 Write 382 Mixed 347 SusWrite 84.9 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 27.9 4K Mixed 24.9 81% 25.2 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 92.8 DQ Mixed 76.4 81% 139 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 621GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 148 147 148 148 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 148 Mixed 94.8 SusWrite 148 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 100GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 34 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 50 Write 15.2 Mixed 16 SusWrite 48.4 40% 32.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.4 19% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BD160B.C16 2x8GB 4,052 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	MC Read 12.6 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 12 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 8.6 23% 8 GB/s	Latency 97.3 41% 97.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 61%

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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	430x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	112x
FX-8370AMD $175Bench 62%, 34,720 samples	85x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	85x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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