Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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. 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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

Motherboard	Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150323
Uptime	10.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '17 at 16:50
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (63^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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	64.2% Good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 71.4 2-Core 131 58% 94.6 Pts	4-Core 253 8-Core 433 42% 343 Pts	64-Core 429 26% 429 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250 54,392 User benchmarks, average bench 9% EVGA(3842 1556) 1GB CLim: 951 MHz, MLim: 1089 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 372.70 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 724GB free Firmware: 1AG0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 83 83 6100 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 10209 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 253 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 14288 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 19178 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3435 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 79 62 353304597 (C2) HDA temperature 79 59 386859029 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 136458 (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 100 100 53 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	45.6% Average	Read 59.6 Write 99.2 Mixed 61.2 55% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.35 88% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 59%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 881GB free Firmware: 1AJ1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 143 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 71 69 9076 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 822 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2983 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 252 252 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 698 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 7 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 57 184684249112 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 1 1 54876 (C8) Write error rate 1 1 76997 (DF) Load/unload retry count 252 252 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 898	72.6% Very good	Read 130 Write 123 Mixed 116 92% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 2.68 4K Mixed 0.65 154% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 75%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 252GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 167 2316 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1971 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10467 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1913 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 256 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1718 (C2) HDA temperature 115 93 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	106% Outstanding	Read 226 Write 142 Mixed 124 122% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.96 4K Write 2.29 4K Mixed 0.27 112% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 110GB free Firmware: CR10 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 253 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 7488 (04) Start/Stop count 85 85 15909 (05) Reallocated sector count 91 91 93 (07) Seek error rate 253 253 0 (08) Seek timer performance 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 18930 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 253 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4338 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 66535 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 985615 (BC) Unknown 100 100 18 (BE) vendor-specific 74 55 26 (C2) HDA temperature 163 100 25 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 66535 (C4) Reallocation count 91 91 93 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 92 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 253 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 10	36.4% Below average	Read 56.3 Write 70.3 Mixed 62.4 48% 63 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.26 4K Mixed 0.29 73% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.2% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 13.7 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 12.3 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 87%

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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 $175Bench 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 $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 $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 $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