Asus Crosshair IV Formula

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 40% Speed boat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	8.11% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	43.3% 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 (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Crosshair IV Formula (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121009
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '20 at 08:46
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th 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 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Memory 55.5 1-Core 11 2-Core 72.3 29% 46.3 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 198 26% 197 Pts	64-Core 198 12% 198 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 25,436 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Asus(1043 83A7) 1GB CLim: 783 MHz, MLim: 902 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	8.11% Terrible	Lighting 9.4 Reflection 11 Parallax 8.03 8% 9.48 fps	MRender 12.7 Gravity 9.83 Splatting 10.6 9% 11.1 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.11% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$45 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 76 76 77 77 76 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	43.3% Average	Read 262 Write 264 Mixed 266 SusWrite 75.5 49% 217 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 49.2 4K Mixed 22 83% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 28.1 DQ Write 88.3 DQ Mixed 46 39% 54.1 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 48GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 95 94 95 100 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.3% Average	Read 263 Write 247 Mixed 258 SusWrite 94 48% 216 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 44.4 4K Mixed 25.3 88% 30.3 MB/s	DQ Read 33.9 DQ Write 85.2 DQ Mixed 42.5 37% 53.9 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 125%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 870GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 100 106 108 109 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 106 Write 114 Mixed 92.5 SusWrite 103 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 76%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 52GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 107 108 110 108 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 132 Write 126 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 105 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 43GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 88.8 Write 95.2 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 75.6 58% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 70%
Seagate ST1000DM 010-2EP102 1TB 10,780 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 502GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 181 193 191 196 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 148 Mixed 80 SusWrite 190 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 73GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 94 93 95 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 116 Write 77 Mixed 56 SusWrite 92.8 63% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown OCZ3G1600LV2G OCZ3G1600LV2G OCZ3G1600LV2G OCZ3G1600LV2G 8GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 11.4 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 3.9 SC Write 5.4 SC Mixed 4 13% 4.43 GB/s	Latency 141 28% 141 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 62%

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Gaming 32%

Sail boat

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 $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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $508	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16