Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics13.9% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170607
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateAug 11 '20 at 17:45
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User CHL-User
Background CPU 46%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Memory 79.4
1-Core 65.1
2-Core 103
53% 82.4 Pts
4-Core 189
8-Core 259
28% 224 Pts
64-Core 292
18% 292 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500
Sapphire(1DA2 E348) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1335 MHz, MLim: 1785 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.7.1
Relative performance (0th percentile)
13.9% Very poor
Lighting 16.5
Reflection 18.4
Parallax 21.9
13% 18.9 fps
MRender 17.5
Gravity 17.6
Splatting 18.9
15% 18 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 13.9%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
780GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 134 159 167 173 160 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Read 155
Write 154
Mixed 78.3
SusWrite 149
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.2
218% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
613GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 144 143 147 149 139 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Read 142
Write 140
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 142
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
40.4% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 16.3
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 10.4
23% 8.13 GB/s
Latency 81.7
49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 79%

 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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