Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.6% 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	60.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Very high background CPU (90%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20160816
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '17 at 03:51
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	90%

PC Performing as expected (54^th 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 4.55 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 78 1-Core 79 2-Core 152 61% 103 Pts	4-Core 286 8-Core 462 46% 374 Pts	64-Core 479 30% 479 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% MSI(1462 3411) CLim: 1242 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.12.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Lighting 63.7 Reflection 65.2 Parallax 82.8 52% 70.6 fps	MRender 62.6 Gravity 57.4 Splatting 48.1 45% 56 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 163 100 163 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 539 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 52 (A9) Unknown 100 100 16 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 39 (AE) Unknown 100 100 226 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 60 100 231928234024 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 5 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 3797 (F1) Unknown 253 253 2557 (F2) Unknown 253 253 1265	60.3% Good	Read 495 Write 204 Mixed 286 72% 329 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 62.3 4K Mixed 3.97 75% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 26.4 59% 123 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 78%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 169GB free Firmware: 12.01B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 151 4333 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4114 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 19601 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3049 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 929 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4165 (C2) HDA temperature 113 91 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	41.7% Average	Read 74.4 Write 70.3 Mixed 74 55% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 2.39 4K Mixed 0.39 115% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 177GB free Firmware: SD15 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 101 99 3598849 (03) Spinup time 96 88 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3540 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 4 (07) Seek error rate 73 60 21579907164 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 16856 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 6 (0C) Power cycle count 98 37 2206 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 7 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 49 538902560 (C2) HDA temperature 32 51 60129542176 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 47 23 3598849 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	49.2% Average	Read 85.8 Write 85.4 Mixed 72.7 61% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.47 112% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 59%
Seagate ST3160023AS 160GB-$24 4,798 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 19GB free Firmware: 8.12 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 57 44 70983955 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 8023 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 7 (07) Seek error rate 85 60 378783605 (09) Power-on hours count 54 54 41112 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3807 (C2) HDA temperature 33 54 42949672993 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 57 44 70983955 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 3 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	20% Poor	Read 32.3 Write 37.2 Mixed 34.2 26% 34.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.08 4K Mixed 0.3 73% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 08G-D3-1600-MR BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 08G-D3-1600-MR BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.5% Below average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 11.3 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 9.9 26% 9.03 GB/s	Latency 84.3 47% 84.3 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 51%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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