Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics57.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive86.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170607
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateDec 08 '18 at 05:45
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 82%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
68.9% Good
Memory 86.5
1-Core 80.3
2-Core 155
65% 107 Pts
4-Core 277
8-Core 482
46% 380 Pts
64-Core 476
30% 476 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549
Sapphire(174B E289) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.9.3
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Lighting 71.5
Reflection 60.2
Parallax 93.8
58% 75.2 fps
MRender 60
Gravity 59.6
Splatting 76.5
55% 65.4 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 55%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 323 352 359 361 362 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Read 492
Write 367
Mixed 338
SusWrite 343
86% 385 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 63.6
4K Mixed 34.4
117% 41.2 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 184
148% 210 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 103%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
57GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 3,643
Write 2,919
Mixed 2,934
704% 3,165 MB/s
4K Read 200
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 149
567% 162 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 284
218% 298 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 185 186 186 186 186 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 150
Write 154
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 185
93% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2.1
378% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 110%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70
592GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 192 192 192 192 193 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Read 152
Write 155
Mixed 29
SusWrite 190
95% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2.3
404% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.9% Average
MC Read 19
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 16.5
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 13.4
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 47.9%
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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