Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 63.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21.2% 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	72.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130111
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '16 at 01:04
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	49%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.7% Good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 65.5 2-Core 131 58% 93.6 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 350 36% 292 Pts	64-Core 392 24% 392 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% XFX(1682 3264) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.150.2211.0 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Lighting 25.6 Reflection 27.8 Parallax 29.8 21% 27.7 fps	MRender 24.5 Gravity 20.6 Splatting 32.4 22% 25.9 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 258GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6120 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 693 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 98 98 62 (AE) Unknown 100 100 45 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4403 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 59 42 249109545001 (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 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 98 98 2 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 24257974078 (F7) Unknown 100 100 770238916 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1357143781	72.1% Very good	Read 364 Write 321 Mixed 208 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 68.5 4K Mixed 24.3 106% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 50 60% 105 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 107%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 221GB free Firmware: Z320 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 1032 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 109 (A5) Unknown 100 100 55836213272 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 2 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 44 25 322122547256 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 34360524812 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 211 (EA) Unknown 100 100 226 (F1) Unknown 253 253 223 (F2) Unknown 253 253 25 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	74.2% Very good	Read 508 Write 410 Mixed 459 102% 459 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 5.75 75% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 6.05 52% 123 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 144GB free Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 214034136 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1760 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 4567098499 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 13384 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1457 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 17180983315 (BD) vendor-specific 86 86 14 (BE) vendor-specific 62 49 13591248934 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 106 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 63 63 74711 (C2) HDA temperature 38 51 -140737488355290 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -129278515598499 (F1) Unknown 100 253 30838996215 (F2) Unknown 100 253 47061180732	88.9% Excellent	Read 162 Write 148 Mixed 30.8 82% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.27 81% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 696 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4.5TB free, PID 331a Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 159 Write 132 Mixed 8.14 110% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.18 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 0.62 271% 3 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 2,474 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.6% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 14.9 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 62%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z - $220

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	441x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	215x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	67x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	58x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	48x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	45x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	30x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	29x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	29x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBCorsairBench 66%, 6,389 samples	22x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	20x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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