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 as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 62.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive51.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170607
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 17 '20 at 02:48
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 4.35 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
62.1% Good
Memory 75.9
1-Core 75.3
2-Core 140
58% 96.9 Pts
4-Core 261
8-Core 456
43% 359 Pts
64-Core 438
27% 438 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2352 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 122
Reflection 134
Parallax 121
100% 126 fps
Gravity 123
Splatting 105
100% 114 fps
Poor: 86% Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD easystore 240GB
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EF430400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 129 145 151 148 140 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
51.2% Above average
Read 431
Write 355
Mixed 168
SusWrite 157
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 34.8
4K Mixed 15.3
66% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 82.3
DQ Mixed 17.9
35% 71.7 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 57%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
863GB free
Firmware: MS2OA810
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 185 185 183 184 185 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 176
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 184
104% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 105%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.7% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 7.5
MC Mixed 6.4
21% 7.2 GB/s
SC Read 6
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 6.5
18% 6.47 GB/s
Latency 88.6
45% 88.6 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 22.7%
Great: 35%

 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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