Asus Crosshair IV Formula

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 28% Raft


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 57.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	66.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	56% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	11GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 11GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Crosshair IV Formula (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 11 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121009
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '20 at 00:30
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	12%

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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 Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Memory 81.7 1-Core 47.6 2-Core 99 49% 76.1 Pts	4-Core 191 8-Core 190 26% 191 Pts	64-Core 166 10% 166 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Nvidia(10DE 1324) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66.2% Good	Lighting 86 Reflection 75.3 Parallax 62.2 70% 74.5 fps	MRender 68.8 Gravity 75.5 Splatting 71.2 59% 71.8 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC120G1CS1754D117-551 120GB 2,096 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS111101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 76 130 79 76 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 348 Write 278 Mixed 240 SusWrite 86.6 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 30.5 109% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 27.8 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 40.7 39% 58.8 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 90%
P3-128 128GB 3,189 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 64GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 269 160 61 63 93 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.6% Below average	Read 218 Write 106 Mixed 106 SusWrite 143 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 25.8 4K Mixed 13 58% 18.9 MB/s	DQ Read 14 DQ Write 24.4 DQ Mixed 15.1 13% 17.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 96%
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 80GB free Firmware: EXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 229 265 270 277 278 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 368 Write 277 Mixed 311 SusWrite 252 68% 302 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 87.2 4K Mixed 65.2 211% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 394 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 513 338% 401 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 296%
WD Purple Surveillance 1TB (2017)-$45 9,464 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 262GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 78 132 80 78 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 90.8 Write 95.2 Mixed 56 SusWrite 88.8 61% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 196GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 70 70 70 70 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 112 Write 112 Mixed 52 SusWrite 69.6 63% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 187% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 70%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA360 500GB 12,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 310GB free Firmware: JP2OA50E SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 114 120 117 115 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 131 Write 108 Mixed 63 SusWrite 114 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL F3-12800CL9-2GBRL F3-12800CL9-4GBRL F3-12800CL9-2GBRL 11GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 1024, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29% Poor	MC Read 11.6 MC Write 7 MC Mixed 10.3 28% 9.63 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 8.7 21% 7.23 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns

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Gaming 32%

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Desktop 65%

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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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Value: 54% - Above average

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