Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	58.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	121% 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.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '18 at 03:01
Run Duration	334 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Memory 85.2 1-Core 72.9 2-Core 133 60% 97 Pts	4-Core 251 8-Core 427 41% 339 Pts	64-Core 421 26% 421 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6262) ≥ 4GB; evga CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.31 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.7% Above average	Lighting 74.9 Reflection 71 Parallax 68.7 61% 71.5 fps	MRender 66.6 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 66.2 54% 66.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 1,111 Write 647 Mixed 769 186% 842 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 60.9 4K Mixed 19.5 118% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 44.3 DQ Write 71.7 DQ Mixed 18.7 25% 44.9 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 236%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 133 133 102 (03) Spinup time 112 112 51581616775 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 821 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 119 119 36 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 40426 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 387 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 839 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 839 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 244814315556 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	59.3% Above average	Read 104 Write 103 Mixed 105 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.28 4K Mixed 0.37 90% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 68%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 873GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 173 2225 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8218 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 9591 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 93 93 7934 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 56 555417633 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 286 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 7931 (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	112% Outstanding	Read 212 Write 177 Mixed 172 140% 187 MB/s	4K Read 0.89 4K Write 3.02 4K Mixed 0.28 124% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 109%
Hitachi HTS541616J9SA00 160GB-$82 3,253 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 134GB free Firmware: SB4IC7VP Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 107 107 4505 (03) Spinup time 136 136 51539607553 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 3071 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 132 132 34 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 8807 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 2316 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 631046167 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 45535 (C2) HDA temperature 177 177 231929217055 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	25.9% Poor	Read 45.1 Write 45 Mixed 43.3 34% 44.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.25 72% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 25%
WDC WD25 00BEVS-75UST0 250GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 81GB free, PID 1561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	20.1% Poor	Read 37.5 Write 42.8 Mixed 37.1 51% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.31 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 22%
Seagate FreeAgentDesktop 320GB 293 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 60GB free, PID 3000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905403-447.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 12GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.3% Poor	MC Read 8.7 MC Write 8.6 MC Mixed 7.1 23% 8.13 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 8 22% 7.87 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 51%

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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 $90Bench 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 $80Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16