Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 66.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	17.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170607
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '18 at 18:39
Run Duration	336 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-9590-$298 26,109 User benchmarks, average bench 63% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	66.7% Good	Memory 90 1-Core 71.2 2-Core 123 60% 94.8 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 318 36% 280 Pts	64-Core 417 26% 417 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2968) 2GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.4% Very poor	Lighting 19.7 Reflection 22.7 Parallax 18.4 16% 20.3 fps	MRender 28.1 Gravity 19.7 Splatting 25.7 20% 24.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,903 Write 58.5 Mixed 116 214% 1,026 MB/s	4K Read 320 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 7.1 496% 110 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Corsair Force LX 256GB-$129 2,404 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 105GB free Firmware: N0307A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,855 Write 57.2 Mixed 112 210% 1,008 MB/s	4K Read 331 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 7.1 513% 114 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 99%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 95GB free Firmware: DC32 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 419 Write 273 Mixed 278 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 59 4K Mixed 34.8 121% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 147 135% 207 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 91%
PNY SSD2SC480G1CS2754D117-514 480GB 1,168 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 214GB free Firmware: CS211101 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 449 Write 396 Mixed 297 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 49.8 4K Mixed 28.7 95% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 179 144% 203 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 106%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 60GB free Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,130 Write 762 Mixed 549 179% 814 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 48.7 176% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 434 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 358 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 131% Great: 243%
Samsung Portable SSD T1 500GB 503 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 73GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 30.8 Write 29.7 Mixed 30.3 7% 30.3 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 7.7 25% 7.63 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 77%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 189GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 83 Write 70.8 Mixed 19.2 42% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 75%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 99GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 88.2 Write 83 Mixed 19.3 46% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 75%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 1TB 4,375 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 115GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 9.5 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 30.2 Write 23.3 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 9.9 17% 22.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 64%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 1,630 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 92GB free, PID 2322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 70 70 69 71 71 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 85.5 Write 55.5 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 69 85% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 48%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 1,630 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 195GB free, PID 2322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 63 63 62 64 64 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 84.8 Write 59.5 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 62.5 83% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 48%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB 11,016 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 150GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 9.1 9.5 9.8 9.8 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	12% Very poor	Read 29.7 Write 28.5 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 9.6 30% 23.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 45%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,970 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 143GB free, PID 0212 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 100 70 100 100 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 84.8 Write 78 SusWrite 95.3 112% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 6% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 44%
External RAID 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 220GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 17 17 17 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	19.4% Very poor	Read 30.7 Write 22 Mixed 24 SusWrite 16.8 30% 23.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.5 143% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 21%
External RAID 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 238GB free, PID 0011 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 17 17 17 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	13.1% Very poor	Read 34.7 Write 30.8 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 16.6 36% 27.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 1,595 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.4% Average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 17.4 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 71%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

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 $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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16