Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	8.94% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	16.5 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161107
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '18 at 05:55
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	63.9% Good	Memory 87.2 1-Core 61.3 2-Core 119 56% 89.2 Pts	4-Core 221 8-Core 381 36% 301 Pts	64-Core 378 23% 378 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon 550 8,236 User benchmarks, average bench 14% XFX(1682 9550) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1203 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.3 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	8.94% Terrible	Lighting 2.57 Reflection 5.5 Parallax 2.84 2% 3.64 fps	MRender 29.2 Gravity 15.5 Splatting 34.2 22% 26.3 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 8.94% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate BUP Slim Mac SL 1TB 526 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 931GB free Firmware: 0304 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 33 Write 30.4 Mixed 30.9 24% 31.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 2.23 4K Mixed 0.42 109% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 63%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 661GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 178 173 2066 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1537 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2180 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 515 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 129 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 195 195 15273 (C2) HDA temperature 108 100 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 99 99 873 (F1) Unknown 200 200 5627091993 (F2) Unknown 200 200 7430397770	74.9% Very good	Read 118 Write 143 Mixed 99.6 90% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.27 87% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 109%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$30 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 74GB free Firmware: 05.06H05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 24 (03) Spinup time 157 154 3116 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2224 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 50 50 36596 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1195 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 413 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2229 (C2) HDA temperature 106 94 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	35.4% Below average	Read 62.2 Write 60.6 Mixed 60.7 46% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.36 98% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 07A8 1TB 5,659 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 931GB free, PID 07a8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 30.1 Write 29 Mixed 26.2 36% 28.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.23 57% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 46%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 331GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 116 Write 96.9 Mixed 59.3 109% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.57 4K Mixed 0.08 58% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 59%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 271GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 72.5 Write 55.4 Mixed 89.2 94% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.28 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.19 65% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16G-D3-1866-MR Corsair CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 16G-D3-1866-MR 20GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.3% Average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 15.7 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 12.9 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 50%

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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 $75Bench 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 $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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16