Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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.
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 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	36.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170607
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '20 at 19:36
Run Duration	306 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	58.4% Above average	Memory 79.6 1-Core 75.2 2-Core 150 61% 102 Pts	4-Core 202 8-Core 408 36% 305 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 22BB) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1046.0 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Lighting 45.3 Reflection 50.7 Parallax 57.1 37% 51 fps	MRender 49 Gravity 42.3 Splatting 39.3 35% 43.5 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 120GB-$80 7,194 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.r Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 432 Write 346 Mixed 262 77% 347 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 42 4K Mixed 26.1 88% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 65.2 103% 197 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 104%
Seagate IronWolf 2TB (2016)-$105 8,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 25GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 135 139 131 144 144 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 145 Write 154 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 137 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 100%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 26GB free Firmware: 50.0AB50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 68 66 68 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 63 Write 62.5 Mixed 51.3 SusWrite 67.1 45% 61 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 59%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 33GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 100 96 102 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 48.1 Write 65.4 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 100 50% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.1 130% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 71%
Toshiba E300 2TB-$69 2,046 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 69GB free Firmware: MZ4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 125 120 113 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 104 Write 112 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 120 66% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 86%
Seagate Basic 2TB 962 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 14GB free Firmware: 9340 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 11 12 11 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 26.4 Write 25.5 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 11.5 16% 21.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 67%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 113GB free Firmware: 0711 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 131 130 129 132 130 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 119 Write 80.9 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 129 73% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 104%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 204GB free Firmware: HP70 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	24.7% Poor	Read 65 Write 53.5 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 19 29% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.9 359% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 68GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 9.8 9.8 9.9 9.9 9.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	26.1% Poor	Read 80.5 Write 53.9 Mixed 44.4 SusWrite 9.9 35% 47.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 114%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2GB free Firmware: MK7O Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 82 Write 56.1 Mixed 49.4 47% 62.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 82%
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44 34,705 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 9GB free Firmware: 4.AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 9.9 10 10 9.9 9.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	24.8% Poor	Read 76.2 Write 33.6 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 10 30% 39.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 54%
WD My Book 1110 499GB 743 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 90GB free, PID 1110 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 10 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 27.1 Write 25.5 Mixed 23.4 SusWrite 10.5 28% 21.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 20%
Initio INIC-1610P 2TB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 25GB free, PID 1e40 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 28.1 Write 24.7 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 10.7 28% 21.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 98% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 23%
ST2000DM 008-2FR102 2TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 26.4 Write 26.6 Mixed 25 34% 26 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 30% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 79%
WDC WD64 00AAKS-00A7B2 640GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 249GB free, PID 1018 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 34 36 35 35 35 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	17.6% Very poor	Read 31.9 Write 33.1 Mixed 24.9 SusWrite 34.9 43% 31.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 F3-2400C10-4GTX F3-2400C10-4GTX 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.8% Average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 15.6 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.4 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 81.3 49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 46%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA - $299

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	431x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 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 $80Bench 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16