Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 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 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	81.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140417
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '19 at 05:03
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing way below expectations (7^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Memory 70.9 1-Core 65 2-Core 116 52% 84.1 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 355 37% 296 Pts	64-Core 385 24% 385 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 1071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.2% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 106 Parallax 110 84% 107 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 72.5 Splatting 88.6 76% 93.5 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 112%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k
SanDisk SSD 256GB-$150 2,567 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.0. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 307 Write 23.7 Mixed 55.5 27% 129 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 4.7 19% 4.9 MB/s
Poor: 25% Great: 54%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 45GB free Firmware: 525A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,794 Write 44 Mixed 88 134% 642 MB/s	4K Read 195 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 5.5 304% 67.8 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$35 32,229 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 90GB free Firmware: 01.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 71.2 Write 58.2 Mixed 42.5 43% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 50%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 171GB free Firmware: GH2Z Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 53.7 Write 23.5 Mixed 19.2 24% 32.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 72% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 26% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.1% Below average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 13 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 5.1 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 7.4 18% 6.43 GB/s	Latency 99.3 40% 99.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 88%

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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 $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