Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 56.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	74.3% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	17.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170607
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '20 at 22:12
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Memory 70.9 1-Core 67.5 2-Core 134 54% 91 Pts	4-Core 226 8-Core 320 34% 273 Pts	64-Core 417 26% 417 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 3790) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Lighting 98.6 Reflection 85.2 Parallax 74.4 80% 86.1 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 80.3 Splatting 77.2 63% 76.1 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 73%

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 3,148 Write 2,209 Mixed 2,453 578% 2,604 MB/s	4K Read 205 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 114 514% 142 MB/s	DQ Read 504 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 407 298% 394 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 201GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 364 363 359 365 359 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 408 Mixed 372 SusWrite 362 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 64.1 4K Mixed 38.7 139% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 237 177% 236 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 28GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 362 361 357 364 358 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 460 Write 402 Mixed 336 SusWrite 360 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 72.8 4K Mixed 31.3 123% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 114 102% 155 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 116GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 364 363 359 365 358 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 408 Mixed 341 SusWrite 362 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 47.5 156% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 243 184% 246 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 124%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 121 121 123 122 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 153 Write 140 Mixed 32 SusWrite 122 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 91%
Seagate ST500LM030-1RK17D 500GB 12,805 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 317GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 108 77 88 101 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 85 Write 120 Mixed 105 SusWrite 93.6 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 51.4% 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	23.4% Poor	MC Read 7.8 MC Write 7.8 MC Mixed 7.1 22% 7.57 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 7.4 20% 7.03 GB/s	Latency 99.4 40% 99.4 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 23.4% 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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Total price: $588

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16