Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	100% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89.8% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '16 at 00:05
Run Duration	559 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Memory 94.4 1-Core 74.4 2-Core 148 65% 106 Pts	4-Core 257 8-Core 469 44% 363 Pts	64-Core 470 29% 470 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6839 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 141 Parallax 134 104% 134 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 127 Splatting 106 93% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 8574 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 101 (B1) Unknown 98 98 83 (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 69 57 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 62 (F1) Unknown 99 99 13751058864	89.8% Excellent	Read 503 Write 453 Mixed 478 107% 478 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 55.6 4K Mixed 33.7 116% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 70 70% 114 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 56GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 16602 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 187 (B1) Unknown 99 99 12 (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 73 59 27 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 97 (F1) Unknown 99 99 9434253463	74.3% Very good	Read 490 Write 323 Mixed 344 85% 386 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 39.7 4K Mixed 22.1 99% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 92 DQ Mixed 49.5 55% 94.3 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 126%
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 119 99 219885952 (03) Spinup time 90 90 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 359 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 4449223 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 4354 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 23 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 44 760220811441 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 67 521535519 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 460 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 780 (C2) HDA temperature 31 40 81604378655 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 119 99 219885952 (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 18837726563348 (F1) Unknown 100 253 8202348224 (F2) Unknown 100 253 52788814
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 103 99 6038864 (03) Spinup time 91 90 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 971 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 68 60 6333605 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 4354 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 23 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 97 17180131333 (BD) vendor-specific 97 97 3 (BE) vendor-specific 68 66 538312736 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 932 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1854 (C2) HDA temperature 32 40 85899345952 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 103 99 6038864 (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 -114735756344322 (F1) Unknown 100 253 11457798911 (F2) Unknown 100 253 59975627
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
WD VelociRaptor 1TB-$268 8,165 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 908GB free Firmware: 04.06A00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 199 199 3963 (03) Spinup time 200 199 2966 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4218 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 19031 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 448 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 232 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3985 (C2) HDA temperature 119 106 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 14 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 13 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 14	109% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 188 Mixed 190 143% 189 MB/s	4K Read 1.74 4K Write 4.47 4K Mixed 0.45 205% 2.22 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 117%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 53GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 120 120 98784247810 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 2627 (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 68 68 14206 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 192 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 11 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 62 62 389795 (C2) HDA temperature 250 250 150324707352 (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	46.9% Average	Read 89.5 Write 73.8 Mixed 88.5 63% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.19 61% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 75%
ST6000DX 000-1H217Z 6TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 108 Write 198 Mixed 26.6 144% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.16 4K Write 2.24 4K Mixed 0.33 92% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 77%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2TB free, PID null Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 128 Write 106 Mixed 86.2 131% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.41 4K Mixed 0.17 57% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 46.2% 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 144 Mixed 14.1 118% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.09 4K Mixed 0.2 47% 0.68 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)	38.1% Below average	Read 63 Write 107 Mixed 74.2 111% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.98 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.33 73% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 77%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2TB free, PID null Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 97.2 Write 92.4 Mixed 88 118% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 0.87 4K Mixed 0.18 38% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 37.1% 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 (60^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 126 Write 110 Mixed 99.7 140% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.09 4K Mixed 0.17 44% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 62%
ST3000DM 001-9YN166 3TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1.5TB free, PID null Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 73.2 Write 94.8 Mixed 92.2 116% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.96 4K Write 0.61 4K Mixed 0.37 37% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 65%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 115 Write 117 Mixed 60 120% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.95 4K Mixed 0.19 41% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 45.1% 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)	63.3% Good	Read 160 Write 167 Mixed 24.1 138% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.17 4K Mixed 0.2 50% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 62%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 343GB free, PID null Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 90.3 Write 100 Mixed 75.4 114% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 0.94 4K Mixed 0.17 39% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 61%
ST3000DM 001-9YN166 3TB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 168GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 89.7 Write 133 Mixed 79.6 134% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.19 4K Mixed 0.26 52% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 45.9% 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 120 Write 148 Mixed 12.7 113% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.21 4K Mixed 0.2 49% 0.59 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)	56.8% Above average	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 20.8 58% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 14.3 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 85%

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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 $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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Value: 57% - Above average

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