Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive172% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170607
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 21 '18 at 15:32
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 4.9 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 93.6
1-Core 87.4
2-Core 173
71% 118 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 537
53% 433 Pts
64-Core 532
33% 532 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
EVGA(3842 1962) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1561 MHz, MLim: 1872 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.64
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 49.3
Reflection 50.1
Parallax 43.9
40% 47.7 fps
Gravity 44.1
Splatting 40.7
37% 42.4 fps
Poor: 30% Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 1,401
Write 974
Mixed 1,037
252% 1,137 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 75
4K Mixed 39.8
160% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 226
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 80
83% 140 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 172%
Great: 236%
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63
83GB free
Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 503
Write 319
Mixed 332
85% 385 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 44.3
4K Mixed 10
74% 26.5 MB/s
DQ Read 202
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 44.9
62% 117 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
929GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 184
Mixed 170
134% 179 MB/s
4K Read 1.26
4K Write 2.78
4K Mixed 0.38
146% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 105%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
50.3% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 17.4
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 11.8
31% 11 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 62%

 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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