Asus Crosshair III Formula

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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.
Graphics60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive57.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Crosshair III Formula  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111021
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateOct 23 '20 at 13:56
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83
AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
57% Above average
Memory 77.9
1-Core 53
2-Core 106
50% 79 Pts
4-Core 211
8-Core 212
28% 212 Pts
64-Core 212
13% 212 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 57%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410
EVGA(3842 2888) 3GB
CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
60.5% Good
Lighting 76.1
Reflection 70.7
Parallax 98.4
62% 81.7 fps
MRender 82.1
Gravity 83
Splatting 53.3
58% 72.8 fps
Poor: 47%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 59%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ST480FP0021 480GB
357GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B690
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 186 211 217 218 219 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
57.6% Above average
Read 249
Write 229
Mixed 220
SusWrite 198
50% 224 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 45.4
4K Mixed 28.5
92% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 146
110% 146 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 99%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
439GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 119 120 121 122 120 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 113
Write 62.8
Mixed 72.7
SusWrite 121
68% 92.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.3
228% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
774GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 133 132 135 135 134 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Read 137
Write 38.9
Mixed 67.3
SusWrite 133
69% 94.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.1
213% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33% Below average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 7.6
MC Mixed 12.3
33% 11.5 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 6.3
SC Mixed 8.6
21% 7.43 GB/s
Latency 84.5
47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 33%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Crosshair III Formula Builds (Compare 50 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Crosshair III Formula

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $438
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