Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.1% 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 Drive	83.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , 5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '16 at 21:42
Run Duration	547 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (60^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 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Memory 95.3 1-Core 76 2-Core 154 66% 108 Pts	4-Core 287 8-Core 440 45% 364 Pts	64-Core 462 29% 462 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3978) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6519 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.1% Average	Lighting 59.6 Reflection 65.5 Parallax 56.1 49% 60.4 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 53.4 Splatting 53.6 47% 58.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 209GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 7510 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 86 (B1) Unknown 98 98 67 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 57 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 50 (F1) Unknown 99 99 11601714035	83.5% Excellent	Read 502 Write 461 Mixed 484 108% 482 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 58.7 4K Mixed 19.2 99% 35.6 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 55.4 63% 107 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 124%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$130 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 3.5TB free Firmware: AR15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 157465376 (03) Spinup time 92 90 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 218 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 4371285 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 3290 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 8 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 99 81 244816871481 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 67 555089948 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 298 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 472 (C2) HDA temperature 28 40 81604378652 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 117 99 157465376 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 92801358366827 (F1) Unknown 100 253 8194159884 (F2) Unknown 100 253 35645504
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$130 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2TB free Firmware: AR15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 184538984 (03) Spinup time 92 90 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 801 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 67 60 6258742 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 3290 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 8 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 97 97 3 (BE) vendor-specific 71 66 554958877 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 741 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1539 (C2) HDA temperature 29 40 85899345949 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 118 99 184538984 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 102855876804902 (F1) Unknown 100 253 11455041715 (F2) Unknown 100 253 35357723
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 298GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 119 119 98784247810 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 2551 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 70 70 13141 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 177 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 11 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 67 67 334983 (C2) HDA temperature 240 240 150324707353 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	66.7% Good	Read 116 Write 117 Mixed 115 87% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.57 4K Mixed 0.19 73% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 75%
WD VelociRaptor 1TB-$268 8,165 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 169GB free Firmware: 04.06A00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 199 199 3963 (03) Spinup time 202 199 2891 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4135 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 76 76 17967 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 433 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 221 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3913 (C2) HDA temperature 120 106 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 14 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 14 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 14	103% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 179 Mixed 157 129% 172 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.94 4K Mixed 0.38 169% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 117%
ST6000DX 000-1H217Z 6TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 120 Write 199 Mixed 72.8 172% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 2.67 4K Mixed 0.37 105% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 77%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2TB free, PID null Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 136 Write 109 Mixed 69 125% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.21 56% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 61%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2TB free, PID null Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 152 Write 145 Mixed 88.6 159% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.11 4K Mixed 0.21 48% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 61%
ST6000DX 000-1H217Z 6TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 54.5 Write 107 Mixed 71.6 108% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.98 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.35 73% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 77%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2TB free, PID null Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 91.8 Write 96.2 Mixed 93.1 122% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 0.91 4K Mixed 0.18 40% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 61%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 126 Write 118 Mixed 104 147% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.05 4K Mixed 0.16 43% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 62%
ST3000DM 001-9YN166 3TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1.5TB free, PID null Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 74.3 Write 96.1 Mixed 95.2 119% 88.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.02 4K Write 0.71 4K Mixed 0.36 40% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 65%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 120 Write 116 Mixed 63.6 123% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.02 4K Mixed 0.19 43% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 62%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 963GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 156 Write 175 Mixed 80.7 172% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 1.23 4K Mixed 0.22 52% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 62%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 343GB free, PID null Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 107 Write 103 Mixed 75.8 120% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.89 4K Mixed 0.16 37% 0.48 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 61%
ST3000DM 001-9YN166 3TB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 232GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 95.2 Write 122 Mixed 105 143% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.05 4K Mixed 0.29 47% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 68%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 30GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 122 Write 148 Mixed 94.6 157% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.18 46% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	57% Above average	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 21 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 14 34% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 85%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

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 $94Bench 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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Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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