Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	105% 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	72% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150323
Uptime	5.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '20 at 22:18
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (44^th 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 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Memory 90 1-Core 74.7 2-Core 140 63% 102 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 403 41% 330 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 174 Parallax 181 106% 162 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 166 Splatting 114 107% 132 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 199 206 159 200 199 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 354 Write 305 Mixed 235 SusWrite 191 61% 271 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 67.2 4K Mixed 35 122% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 164 130% 178 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 108%
WDC WD60EMAZ-11LW3B0 6TB 4TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 158 160 159 159 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	31.9% Below average	Read 173 Write 152 Mixed 94.2 SusWrite 159 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 11.9 4K Mixed 0.8 56% 15 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 12 DQ Mixed 1.1 2% 4.7 MB/s

WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 117 117 117 118 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 120 Write 105 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 116 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 122 124 124 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 151 Write 128 Mixed 82 SusWrite 123 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 88%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 114 113 113 114 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	67% Good	Read 120 Write 104 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 113 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 83%
WD Blue SSHD 4TB (2015)-$65 1,900 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 148 147 151 148 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 148 Write 88 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 148 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 83%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 485GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 78 70 75 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 137 Write 104 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 74.1 72% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 96%
WD Blue SSHD 4TB (2015)-$65 1,900 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 186GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 94 93 92 94 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 93.8 Write 54 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 93.1 56% 76 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 83%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 5.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 29 29 29 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 26.5 Write 26.5 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 28.5 20% 26.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.7 213% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 92%

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 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.6% Average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 17.8 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 13 30% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 49.6% 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 $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 $94Bench 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 $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