Asus Crosshair IV Formula

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics52.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive54% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Crosshair IV Formula  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121009
Uptime13.5 Days
Run DateNov 10 '18 at 10:07
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-9590-$298
AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
70.2% Very good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 77.8
2-Core 154
66% 108 Pts
4-Core 265
8-Core 476
44% 370 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
EVGA(3842 1972) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
52.9% Above average
Lighting 66.2
Reflection 67.8
Parallax 66.2
54% 66.8 fps
MRender 72.9
Gravity 62.8
Splatting 53.9
51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR031
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 144 138 139 138 136 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
54% Above average
Read 291
Write 311
Mixed 276
SusWrite 142
57% 255 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 61.3
4K Mixed 27.3
101% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 26.3
DQ Write 92.1
DQ Mixed 37.7
35% 52 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 54%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32% Below average
MC Read 10.7
MC Write 10.2
MC Mixed 9.4
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 7.5
SC Mixed 10.7
28% 9.73 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 32%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Crosshair IV Formula Builds (Compare 280 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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