Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.7% 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	99.2% 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.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150323
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '19 at 09:46
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 86.4 2-Core 156 68% 112 Pts	4-Core 343 8-Core 514 53% 429 Pts	64-Core 514 32% 514 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1503 MHz, MLim: 1915 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.7% Above average	Lighting 64.2 Reflection 71.1 Parallax 69 52% 68.1 fps	MRender 76.4 Gravity 61.7 Splatting 60.2 53% 66.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 233 169 289 295 180 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 344 Mixed 440 SusWrite 230 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 50.7 171% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 31.1 87% 186 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 133%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 173GB free Firmware: JB0OA3T0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 130 133 133 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 139 Write 122 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 132 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 34GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 117 119 118 118 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	69% Good	Read 123 Write 120 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 118 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 88%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$37 50,270 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 66GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 123 126 127 127 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 122 Write 123 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 126 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 2x8GB 7,092 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.8% Average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 17.2 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11.4 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 63%

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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 $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 $179	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