Asus Crosshair IV Formula

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 61.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	102% 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	30.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.

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Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Crosshair IV Formula (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121009
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '18 at 17:31
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-9590-$298 26,109 User benchmarks, average bench 63% AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	61.9% Good	Memory 80.6 1-Core 71.4 2-Core 141 59% 97.7 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 403 39% 319 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 144 Parallax 143 104% 138 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 138 Splatting 113 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel X25-M 160GB 7,078 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2CV102HA SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 52 51 51 51 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	Read 214 Write 103 Mixed 89 SusWrite 55.8 26% 116 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 31.8 4K Mixed 10.7 60% 20.5 MB/s	DQ Read 16.6 DQ Write 39.5 DQ Mixed 12 14% 22.7 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 46%
Corsair Neutron XT 240GB-$170 1,466 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 52GB free Firmware: SAFC01.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 79 75 75 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 156 Write 362 Mixed 208 SusWrite 77.2 46% 201 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 56.4 4K Mixed 32.4 107% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 30.8 DQ Write 89.3 DQ Mixed 34.7 34% 51.6 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 115%
Corsair Neutron XT 240GB-$170 1,466 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 182GB free Firmware: SAFC01.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 132 132 155 93 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 201 Write 380 Mixed 237 SusWrite 124 53% 235 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 64.3 4K Mixed 34.1 122% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 31 DQ Write 87.1 DQ Mixed 36.5 34% 51.5 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 115%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$42 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 78GB free Firmware: UF360000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 132 132 155 93 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 369 Write 280 Mixed 152 SusWrite 124 51% 231 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 20.1 4K Mixed 12.6 54% 17 MB/s	DQ Read 19.1 DQ Write 25.2 DQ Mixed 15.4 14% 19.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 55%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 298GB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 52 52 51 52 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 86 Write 94.2 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 56.2 55% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 73%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 581GB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 78 75 73 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 102 Write 95.7 Mixed 59 SusWrite 76.4 61% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C11 4x8GB 660 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.1% Average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 13.1 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 11.8 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 79.5 50% 79.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 60%

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Gaming 32%

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Desktop 65%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 25%

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Motherboard: Asus Crosshair IV Formula

CPU
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples	120x
Phenom II X6 1100TAMD $340Bench 59%, 12,769 samples	35x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	31x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	15x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	12x
HD 5770AMDBench 10%, 37,602 samples	10x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
INTENSO 240GBBench 77%, 887 samples	8x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	8x
F3-16000CL9-2GBRH F3-16000CL9-2GBRH F3-16000CL9-2GBRH F3-16000CL9-2GBRH 8GBUnknownBench 39%, 26 samples	5x
F3-10666CL9-4GBRL F3-10666CL9-4GBRL 8GBUnknownBench 44%, 282 samples	5x

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Total price: $520

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