Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics76% 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 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 04 '22 at 17:36
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
58.4% Above average
Memory 82.8
1-Core 69.8
2-Core 130
58% 94.1 Pts
4-Core 198
8-Core 204
27% 201 Pts
64-Core 196
12% 196 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Asus(1043 8855) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.65
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76% Very good
Lighting 97.1
Reflection 95.7
Parallax 87.4
79% 93.4 fps
MRender 97.3
Gravity 88.6
Splatting 75.3
70% 87.1 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76%
Great: 81%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 167 97 155 164 186 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Read 129
Write 106
Mixed 80.9
SusWrite 146
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2133 CL11 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
30.4% Below average
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 9.4
MC Mixed 9.5
28% 9.83 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 7.4
SC Mixed 9.6
26% 8.93 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 78%

 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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