Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics82% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive71% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170607
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 11 '18 at 18:13
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.9% Good
Memory 93.7
1-Core 72.6
2-Core 126
62% 97.4 Pts
4-Core 250
8-Core 430
41% 340 Pts
64-Core 420
26% 420 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.24
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 111
Parallax 94.7
83% 103 fps
MRender 97.5
Gravity 95.6
Splatting 97.7
80% 97 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 830 256GB-$261
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 271 249 263 245 231 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
71% Very good
Read 486
Write 343
Mixed 259
SusWrite 254
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 53.1
4K Mixed 26.1
95% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 217
DQ Write 91
DQ Mixed 137
106% 148 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 71%
Great: 86%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
456GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 120 121 120 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
68% Good
Read 117
Write 118
Mixed 74
SusWrite 120
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 68%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
54.3% Above average
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 19.5
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 9
SC Mixed 13.5
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 69%

 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 900 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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