Asus Crosshair V Formula

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 19% Surfboard


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 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 56.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	37.8% 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	47.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Crosshair V Formula (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121017
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '21 at 22:03
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

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-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Memory 79.8 1-Core 53.1 2-Core 104 50% 78.9 Pts	4-Core 180 8-Core 266 28% 223 Pts	64-Core 260 16% 260 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 1138) 2GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Lighting 55.7 Reflection 35.9 Parallax 24.4 45% 38.7 fps	MRender 28.9 Gravity 29.4 Splatting 26.5 23% 28.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 90GB-$96 764 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 92 95 93 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 328 Write 111 Mixed 161 SusWrite 97.1 38% 174 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 34.5 4K Mixed 20.3 72% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 106 90% 132 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 78%
Intel 330 Series 60GB 2,582 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 5GB free Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 49 46 38 47 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 321 Write 68.6 Mixed 114 SusWrite 47 30% 138 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 37.7 4K Mixed 22.4 78% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 71.4 DQ Mixed 79.3 62% 85.6 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 491GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 137 138 137 137 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 135 Write 110 Mixed 73.4 SusWrite 136 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 259D 2TB 3,839 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 904GB free, PID 259d Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 58 58 58 55 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	25% Poor	Read 70.2 Write 54 Mixed 36.4 SusWrite 56.4 71% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 46% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	39.2% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 13.4 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 10.4 25% 8.7 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 54%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 25: 3R 3G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
25%	12%	60	217	141	60	0"	1024 614	BNQ8001 SP831

History: Score 3: 0R 1G 0B | Score 25: 3R 3G 1B

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Gaming 32%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 26%

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Motherboard: Asus Crosshair V Formula - $220

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	82x
FX-8150AMD $770Bench 59%, 22,181 samples	53x
FX-8120AMDBench 56%, 25,690 samples	29x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	15x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	13x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	12x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	170x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	35x
32GBUnknownBench 53%, 5,781 samples	31x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $680

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16