Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 57%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	42.3% 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	48.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150323
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 16:52
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^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 way below expectations (18^th percentile)	57% Above average	Memory 75.6 1-Core 48.2 2-Core 132 51% 85.3 Pts	4-Core 209 8-Core 314 32% 262 Pts	64-Core 351 22% 351 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 04FB) CLim: 1310 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.3% Average	Lighting 48.4 Reflection 41.5 Parallax 71.9 39% 53.9 fps	MRender 63.9 Gravity 63.2 Splatting 51.3 48% 59.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 124 116 116 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 300 Write 128 Mixed 114 SusWrite 116 36% 165 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 43 4K Mixed 17.2 74% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 46 67% 128 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 73%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 629GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 181 158 169 179 172 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 102 Write 185 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 173 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.6 448% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 112%
Maxtor 7H500F0 500GB-$50 993 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 457GB free Firmware: HA431DD0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 61 61 62 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 66.3 Write 67.3 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 61.8 44% 59.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.1 145% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 5,634 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	42.5% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 10.4 26% 8.93 GB/s	Latency 89.2 45% 89.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	214x
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 $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 $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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