Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.3% 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)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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	6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160113
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '22 at 17:19
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 70.7 2-Core 124 58% 92.8 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 397 38% 316 Pts	64-Core 398 25% 398 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.3% Below average	Lighting 43.3 Reflection 47.2 Parallax 55.4 35% 48.6 fps	MRender 46 Gravity 42.9 Splatting 32.4 32% 40.4 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 373GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 102 163 161 164 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 192 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 146 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 114%
Seagate ST33000651AS 3TB-$78 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 138 140 139 138 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 136 Write 124 Mixed 89.7 SusWrite 139 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 199% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 86%
JMicron 1TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 931GB free, PID 2561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 108 107 110 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 175 Write 149 Mixed 95.4 SusWrite 108 171% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 151% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 68%
USB3.0 Super Speed 320GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 28GB free, PID 0562 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 70 70 69 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	25.6% Poor	Read 65.7 Write 66.8 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 68.9 75% 56.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 22% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 36%
JMicron 3TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3TB free, PID 2561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 107 107 110 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 143 Write 142 Mixed 88.2 SusWrite 108 160% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 109% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 2x8GB 7,092 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.4% Poor	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 8.8 27% 9.37 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 9.4 25% 8.9 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 63%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus 970 PRO GAMING/AURA - $299

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	435x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	113x
FX-8370AMD $175Bench 62%, 34,720 samples	85x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	88x
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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