Asus Crosshair IV Extreme

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	89.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	30% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Crosshair IV Extreme (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111028
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '20 at 04:44
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Memory 88.9 1-Core 66.1 2-Core 127 59% 94 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 394 38% 312 Pts	64-Core 392 24% 392 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Zotac(19DA 1396) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1607 MHz, MLim: 1805 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Lighting 114 Reflection 124 Parallax 119 93% 119 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 108 Splatting 93 82% 102 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF220400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 82 75 74 50 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	30% Below average	Read 332 Write 297 Mixed 98.4 SusWrite 67.1 44% 199 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 15.4 4K Mixed 10 39% 12.4 MB/s	DQ Read 18 DQ Write 15.9 DQ Mixed 9.8 9% 14.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 55%
Gamer V TA1D0120A 120GB 288 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 5GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 165 Write 226 Mixed 203 45% 198 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 57 4K Mixed 22.7 98% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 36.3 DQ Write 75.7 DQ Mixed 36.8 34% 49.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 87%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3GB free Firmware: 180. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 75.3 Write 74.3 Mixed 49.6 49% 66.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ABA200V 2TB 2,433 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 61GB free Firmware: ZMO4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 83 105 104 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 119 Write 107 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 93.9 70% 95.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 121% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 87%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 73GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 73 74 75 76 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 92.2 Write 98.9 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 74.7 62% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 84%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 321GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 81 74 50 45 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 84.8 Write 85.7 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 69.1 55% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown MT451U6MFR8Y-AB1 MT451U6MFR8Y-CC0 MT451U6MFR8Y-AB1 MT451U6MFR8Y-CC0 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.4% Average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 18.2 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 13.8 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 50%

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 47%

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Motherboard: Asus Crosshair IV Extreme

CPU
Phenom II X6 1100TAMD $340Bench 59%, 12,769 samples	15x
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples	11x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	7x
GTX 550-TiNvidia $250Bench 9%, 54,392 samples	3x
HD 7750AMDBench 8%, 22,655 samples	2x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	10x
CS900 240GBPNY $20Bench 73%, 61,417 samples	2x
850 Pro 256GBSamsung $125Bench 102%, 141,929 samples	2x

RAM
CMT8GX3M4A1866C9 4x2GBCorsairBench 49%, 53 samples	6x
Vengeance DDR3 2000 C10 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 102 samples	3x
Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 2,880 samples	2x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $778

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