Asus Crosshair IV Formula

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics11.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
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.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Crosshair IV Formula  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120914
Uptime25.3 Days
Run DateSep 19 '18 at 16:24
Run Duration178 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T-$175
AM3, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
55.9% Above average
Memory 82
1-Core 41.1
2-Core 83.1
46% 68.7 Pts
4-Core 164
8-Core 240
25% 202 Pts
64-Core 238
15% 238 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5770
MSI(1462 2140) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
11.7% Very poor
Lighting 15.5
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 13.3
13% 13.5 fps
MRender 10.8
Gravity 11.7
Splatting 13
10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.7%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
677GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 20 21 13 18 22 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
8.22% Terrible
Read 10.7
Write 9.4
Mixed 7.2
SusWrite 18
8% 11.3 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0
2% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 8.22%
Great: 59%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
788GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 28 30 22 21 25 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
17.5% Very poor
Read 35.5
Write 19.3
Mixed 21.4
SusWrite 25
19% 25.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.4
89% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 17.5%
Great: 59%
WD My Passport 0830 1TB
851GB free, PID 0830
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 29 30 29 30 30 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
15.8% Very poor
Read 32.2
Write 28.6
Mixed 26.3
SusWrite 29.6
39% 29.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 15.8%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-151.A00LF 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM 667 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.1% Below average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 12.3
31% 11 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 9.2
21% 7.37 GB/s
Latency 76.9
52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Crosshair IV Formula Builds (Compare 281 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus Crosshair IV Formula

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $520
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