Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 57.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	61.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	15.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170607
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '20 at 00:12
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Memory 70.4 1-Core 71.3 2-Core 132 55% 91.1 Pts	4-Core 245 8-Core 356 38% 300 Pts	64-Core 368 23% 368 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	61.6% Good	Lighting 78.3 Reflection 80.8 Parallax 74.9 64% 78 fps	MRender 78.4 Gravity 67.4 Splatting 65.7 57% 70.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2502 Write 1,644 Mixed 1,915 448% 2,020 MB/s	4K Read 178 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 106 457% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 485 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 368 273% 367 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 201GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 360 403 412 420 417 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 413 Mixed 380 SusWrite 381 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 69.6 4K Mixed 44 142% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 238 178% 236 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 28GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 413 410 408 405 341 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 463 Write 412 Mixed 342 SusWrite 398 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 66.7 4K Mixed 29.2 114% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 112 101% 155 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 116GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 414 412 412 417 418 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 419 Mixed 336 SusWrite 414 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 67.6 4K Mixed 41 139% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 238 180% 241 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 124%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 135 138 131 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 121 Write 113 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 135 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 91%
Seagate ST500LM030-1RK17D 500GB 12,805 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 317GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 104 118 94 91 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 94 Write 105 Mixed 104 SusWrite 101 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.7 196% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL10 Series 1600 CL10 Series Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C11 Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C11 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.4% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 9.8 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 8 21% 7.4 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 32%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

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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 $273	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 $177	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