Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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. 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 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive81.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory18.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20170607
Uptime2 Days
Run DateMar 13 '18 at 17:53
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
65.7% Good
Memory 79.8
1-Core 76.9
2-Core 150
61% 102 Pts
4-Core 279
8-Core 461
45% 370 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 126
Parallax 147
104% 134 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 134
Splatting 112
97% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM02.H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Read 515
Write 396
Mixed 468
102% 460 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 69.3
4K Mixed 13.8
92% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 63.1
91% 169 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 111%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 158
Mixed 158
127% 169 MB/s
4K Read 0.97
4K Write 2.76
4K Mixed 0.26
121% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6BFR8C-H9 HMT351U6BFR8C-H9 Corsair CMD16GX3M2A1600C9 Corsair CMD16GX3M2A1600C9 24GB
1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
39.9% Below average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 13.2
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 9
SC Write 9
SC Mixed 11.8
28% 9.93 GB/s
Latency 80.9
50% 80.9 ns

 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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