Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 46.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.76% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory24GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1768 x 992 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170607
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateNov 19 '22 at 00:47
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6100-$68
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
46.3% Average
Memory 75.7
1-Core 54.7
2-Core 80.5
47% 70.3 Pts
4-Core 94.4
8-Core 142
15% 118 Pts
64-Core 164
10% 164 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210
Asus(1043 83F4) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.76% Terrible
Lighting 0.9
Reflection 0.3
Parallax 0.4
1% 0.53 fps
MRender 1.7
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 0.9
1% 1.03 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.76%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$54
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC37
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 79 76 68 75 86 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
45.7% Average
Read 83.4
Write 75.6
Mixed 58.7
SusWrite 75.7
54% 73.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 58%
Samsung SP2504C 250GB-$29
221GB free
Firmware: VT100-59
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 5,184
Mixed 55.4
1,874% 2,619 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% Great: 38%
KINGSTON SA400S37960G 960GB
156GB free, PID 0578
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 235 279 279 277 276 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
110% Outstanding
Read 142
Write 95.1
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 272
202% 146 MB/s
4K Read 8.9
4K Write 9.2
4K Mixed 6.4
564% 8.17 MB/s
DQ Read 10.3
DQ Write 14.1
DQ Mixed 11
892% 11.8 MB/s
Poor: 110%
This bench: 110%
Great: 151%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
46.1% Average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 13
MC Mixed 18.2
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 7.1
SC Mixed 11.8
25% 8.77 GB/s
Latency 88.9
45% 88.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 70%

 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 902 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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