Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.1% 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	93.4% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170607
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '19 at 10:29
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Memory 94.1 1-Core 80.3 2-Core 149 66% 108 Pts	4-Core 282 8-Core 507 47% 395 Pts	64-Core 512 32% 512 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 862C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.1% Above average	Lighting 70.4 Reflection 67.2 Parallax 69 57% 68.9 fps	MRender 65.7 Gravity 68.4 Splatting 71.4 56% 68.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 415GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 201 229 251 254 249 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 416 Mixed 329 SusWrite 229 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 49.1 163% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 176 148% 214 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 126%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 23GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 141 146 121 114 117 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 148 Write 128 Mixed 82.6 SusWrite 130 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 109%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 56GB free Firmware: CR100-13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 70 73 71 71 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 76.5 Write 82.4 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 71.6 52% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 44%
WL3000GSA6454G 3TB 87 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 16GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 68 68 67 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 102 Write 96.5 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 67.7 60% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 95%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 250GB-$44 9,759 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 21GB free Firmware: GM2OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 72 73 73 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 84.9 Write 81.2 Mixed 46.8 SusWrite 72 52% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 50%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free Firmware: 0502 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 77 77 77 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 104 Write 121 Mixed 46.6 SusWrite 76 64% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 67%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB 1,435 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 3e00 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 2.9 2.9 2.9 4 3.7 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	3.96% Terrible	Read 15.5 Write 10 Mixed 8.2 SusWrite 3.3 11% 9.25 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.96% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.9% Above average	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 19.5 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 15.5 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 72%

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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 $90Bench 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 $76Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16