Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.99% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive137% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170607
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 11 '19 at 04:09
Run Duration272 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4350-$57
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
61.3% Good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 76.9
2-Core 141
62% 101 Pts
4-Core 223
8-Core 225
30% 224 Pts
64-Core 222
14% 222 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 240
MSI(1462 8094) 2GB
CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.4.1
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
5.99% Terrible
Lighting 7.3
Reflection 8.85
Parallax 9.12
6% 8.42 fps
MRender 7.24
Gravity 6.67
Splatting 8.09
6% 7.33 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.99%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)-$59
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 450 410 423 414 407 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 911
Write 788
Mixed 850
SusWrite 426
167% 744 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 95.4
4K Mixed 54.9
180% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 467
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 426
314% 414 MB/s
Poor: 141%
This bench: 137%
Great: 228%
AMD 5+0 Stripe/RAID0 2.5TB
2TB free
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 89 87 92 91 89 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
18.9% Very poor
Read 246
Write 297
Mixed 117
SusWrite 88.3
42% 187 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 10.1
4K Mixed 1.6
10% 4.5 MB/s
DQ Read 15.2
DQ Write 19.5
DQ Mixed 8
9% 14.2 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 18.9%
Great: 77%
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 1TB
750GB free
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 104 106 106 102 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
79.2% Very good
Read 171
Write 146
Mixed 82.3
SusWrite 104
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 1.6
303% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 140%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905458-011.A00LF 9905458-011.A00LF 9905471-002.A00LF 9905471-002.A00LF 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
41.9% Average
MC Read 18
MC Write 10.8
MC Mixed 15.7
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 11.7
26% 9.07 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 48%

 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 901 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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