Asus Crosshair IV Formula

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Crosshair IV Formula (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20101209
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '17 at 03:31
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61% Good	Memory 90.6 1-Core 45.9 2-Core 94.8 51% 77.1 Pts	4-Core 185 8-Core 186 25% 186 Pts	64-Core 187 12% 187 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% MSI(1462 3050) 2GB CLim: 955 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.12.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	Lighting 34.3 Reflection 30.9 Parallax 44.6 28% 36.6 fps	MRender 27.9 Gravity 28.5 Splatting 36.3 26% 30.9 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 209GB free Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 122 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 37 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 74 63 158914838554 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 376214803 (F7) Unknown 100 100 11771500 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1795845 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1263 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	52.4% Above average	Read 314 Write 273 Mixed 212 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 42.8 4K Mixed 12.7 72% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 25.5 DQ Write 63 DQ Mixed 12.8 19% 33.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 95%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 29840096 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -96868692393257 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 393 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 7 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 25 33 60131704857 (C2) HDA temperature 25 33 60131704857 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 29840096 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 29840096 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 29840096 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 4294967296 (E9) Unknown 0 0 1606 (EA) Unknown 0 0 1228 (F1) Unknown 0 0 1228 (F2) Unknown 0 0 626 (F4) Unknown 100 100 2555930	47.7% Average	Read 298 Write 116 Mixed 147 41% 187 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 66.5 4K Mixed 13.1 89% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 29.4 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 10.5 25% 48.7 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 73%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 346GB free Firmware: 1AG01113 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 83 83 6060 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1163 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 253 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 6189 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 785 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 76 62 420610072 (C2) HDA temperature 79 61 437387285 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 824424 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0
Poor: 27% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x2GB 1,822 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM 800 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.9% Below average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 7.7 MC Mixed 13.4 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 10 23% 7.97 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 63%

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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 $76Bench 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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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $516

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16