Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
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 57.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive55.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory17.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170607
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateApr 01 '20 at 22:09
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 56%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8300-$168
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Memory 82.3
1-Core 60.6
2-Core 118
54% 86.8 Pts
4-Core 174
8-Core 296
28% 235 Pts
64-Core 317
20% 317 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
CLim: 1569 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.15
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 21
Reflection 31.1
Parallax 18.4
17% 23.5 fps
Gravity 25.6
Splatting 34.9
28% 30.3 fps
Poor: 22% Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 136 135 138 23 14 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
55.1% Above average
Read 364
Write 365
Mixed 329
SusWrite 111
66% 292 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 39.7
4K Mixed 20.7
77% 26.6 MB/s
DQ Read 232
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 172
144% 209 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 101%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102
324GB free
Firmware: 3.CHN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 72 72 72 72 72 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
33.5% Below average
Read 45
Write 47.5
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 71.2
36% 49.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
112% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 33.5%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown PSD38G16002 PSD38G16002 Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
33% Below average
MC Read 11.7
MC Write 11.1
MC Mixed 11.3
32% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 6.5
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 8.5
21% 7.2 GB/s
Latency 76.4
52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33%
Great: 46%

 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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