Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive114% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '18 at 04:57
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
65.8% Good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 73
2-Core 142
60% 99.2 Pts
4-Core 263
8-Core 412
42% 337 Pts
64-Core 442
27% 442 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Zotac(19DA 2435) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 143
Parallax 121
117% 136 fps
MRender 98.8
Gravity 130
Splatting 109
92% 113 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 107%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$155
418GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 699 330 198 469 121 207 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 663
Write 772
Mixed 657
SusWrite 338
137% 607 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 92.1
4K Mixed 44.8
152% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 489
DQ Write 406
DQ Mixed 459
341% 451 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 114%
Great: 142%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 202 199 200 200 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 163
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 200
104% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2.1
376% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 992164 (997164) 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.8% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 13.2
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 11.2
28% 9.73 GB/s
Latency 75
53% 75 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 75%

 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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