Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	61.4% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150323
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '18 at 09:41
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 84 1-Core 72.8 2-Core 131 59% 95.9 Pts	4-Core 249 8-Core 422 41% 335 Pts	64-Core 407 25% 407 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.16 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 30% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$200 9,142 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 35GB free Firmware: RG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 212 205 158 119 154 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 404 Write 236 Mixed 272 SusWrite 172 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 43.2 4K Mixed 29.7 97% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 156 143% 219 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 95%
Corsair Neutron GTX SS 125GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: M206 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 206 210 209 190 190 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 285 Write 291 Mixed 229 SusWrite 198 56% 251 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 64.1 4K Mixed 29.5 108% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 25.1 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 31.2 45% 78.1 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 92%
WD WD10EVDS-63N5B1 1TB 3,131 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 148GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 62 59 51 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 58.7 Write 65.7 Mixed 46 SusWrite 57 42% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 57%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$26 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 39.7 Write 41.8 Mixed 32.3 28% 37.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL9-10-9 D3-1866 2x8GB 571 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.5% Below average	MC Read 10.6 MC Write 9.9 MC Mixed 8.7 28% 9.73 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 9.8 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 73%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 69%

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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 $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	30x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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: 58% - Above average

Total price: $625

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16