Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive37.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (80%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170607
Uptime102.6 Days
Run DateApr 05 '21 at 19:33
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 80%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T-$165
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
42.8% Average
Memory 63.6
1-Core 37.7
2-Core 67.8
37% 56.4 Pts
4-Core 120
8-Core 226
21% 173 Pts
64-Core 229
14% 229 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 240
XFX(1682 7240) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
4.21% Terrible
Lighting 5.2
Reflection 4.4
Parallax 6.9
4% 5.5 fps
MRender 4
Gravity 5.7
Splatting 5.3
4% 5 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.21%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 124 117 132 122 99 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
37.4% Below average
Read 248
Write 166
Mixed 179
SusWrite 122
40% 179 MB/s
4K Read 7.7
4K Write 29.2
4K Mixed 12.6
43% 16.5 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 179
DQ Mixed 138
107% 144 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 180 180 179 181 181 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 126
Write 168
Mixed 118
SusWrite 180
109% 148 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.7
286% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 90%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102
424GB free
Firmware: 3.AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 77 78 78 78 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
38% Below average
Read 54.7
Write 37
Mixed 38.4
SusWrite 77.5
38% 51.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
110% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 38%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
29.4% Poor
MC Read 13
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 12.2
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 7.7
18% 6.23 GB/s
Latency 118
34% 118 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 45%

 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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