Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics91.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170607
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateSep 15 '19 at 11:03
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU 38%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
69% Good
Memory 94
1-Core 78.1
2-Core 139
65% 104 Pts
4-Core 239
8-Core 446
41% 343 Pts
64-Core 455
28% 455 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.2% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 131
Parallax 124
94% 123 fps
MRender 93.8
Gravity 120
Splatting 101
86% 105 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX8000NP 128GB
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C2.2.1
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 3,074
Write 4,300
Mixed 3,483
814% 3,619 MB/s
4K Read 175
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 164
564% 168 MB/s
DQ Read 472
DQ Write 441
DQ Mixed 474
351% 462 MB/s
Poor: 76% Great: 137%
Seagate ST2000DX002 SSHD-8G 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 176 175 171 170 178 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
91.1% Outstanding
Read 144
Write 180
Mixed 86.2
SusWrite 174
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 91%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 113%
Leef Surge 64GB
49GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.3 27 23 32 31 32 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Write 0.2
Mixed 2.3
SusWrite 25.2
15% 9.23 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
0% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
53.5% Above average
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 18.3
55% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 14.3
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 71%

 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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