Asus Crosshair IV Extreme

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 62.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	90.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	36.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Crosshair IV Extreme (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111028
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '21 at 17:44
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 69.7 2-Core 108 56% 87.2 Pts	4-Core 227 8-Core 401 38% 314 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Zotac(19DA 1396) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1607 MHz, MLim: 1805 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 123 Parallax 118 94% 119 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 108 Splatting 96.2 83% 103 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF220400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 141 86 82 64 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 375 Write 324 Mixed 225 SusWrite 105 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 16.7 4K Mixed 11.2 49% 15 MB/s	DQ Read 18.3 DQ Write 8.9 DQ Mixed 12.1 9% 13.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 55%
Gamer V TA1D0120A 120GB 288 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 267 Write 205 Mixed 184 48% 219 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 21.2 91% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 24.5 DQ Write 52.3 DQ Mixed 28.9 25% 35.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 89GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 52 44 40 39 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 174 Write 49.8 Mixed 45 SusWrite 43.8 57% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.1 52% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 112%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 21GB free Firmware: 180. SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 59 59 60 60 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 91 Write 90.7 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 58.8 54% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 406GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 52 44 40 39 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 124 Write 122 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 43.8 68% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ABA200V 2TB 2,433 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 18GB free Firmware: ZMO4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 59 59 60 60 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 90.3 Write 89 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 58.8 47% 65.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown MT451U6MFR8Y-AB1 MT451U6MFR8Y-CC0 MT451U6MFR8Y-AB1 MT451U6MFR8Y-CC0 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.2% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 18.4 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 13.3 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 50%

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 47%

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Motherboard: Asus Crosshair IV Extreme

CPU
Phenom II X6 1100TAMD $340Bench 59%, 12,769 samples	15x
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples	11x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	7x
GTX 550-TiNvidia $250Bench 9%, 54,392 samples	3x
HD 7750AMDBench 8%, 22,655 samples	2x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	10x
CS900 240GBPNY $20Bench 73%, 61,417 samples	2x
850 Pro 256GBSamsung $125Bench 102%, 141,929 samples	2x

RAM
CMT8GX3M4A1866C9 4x2GBCorsairBench 49%, 53 samples	6x
Vengeance DDR3 2000 C10 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 102 samples	3x
Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 2,880 samples	2x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $778

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