Asus Crosshair IV Formula

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
ProcessorWith 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 55.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.72% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus Crosshair IV Formula  (all builds)
Memory0.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110401
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '18 at 14:34
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T-$340
AM3, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
55.9% Above average
Memory 77.2
1-Core 47.9
2-Core 95.1
47% 73.4 Pts
4-Core 189
8-Core 268
29% 229 Pts
64-Core 285
18% 285 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI FirePro V5800 (FireGL V)
AMD(1002 2306) 1GB
Driver: aticfx32.dll Ver. 13.251.1.0
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
9.72% Terrible
Lighting 12.5
Reflection 9.27
Parallax 20.7
10% 14.2 fps
MRender 9.52
Gravity 9.23
Splatting 12.6
9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.72%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125
350GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GS2OA3C0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
39.3% Below average
Read 79.8
Write 57.2
Mixed 7.57
35% 48.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.27
4K Write 1.11
4K Mixed 0.1
43% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM 533 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
20.1% Poor
MC Read 6.8
MC Write 6.2
MC Mixed 6
18% 6.33 GB/s
SC Read 4.9
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 5.7
14% 4.9 GB/s
Latency 85.8
47% 85.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 20.1%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Crosshair IV Formula Builds (Compare 281 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus Crosshair IV Formula

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $520
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