Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 61.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	74.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150323
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '21 at 04:12
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Memory 77 1-Core 74.2 2-Core 139 58% 96.6 Pts	4-Core 250 8-Core 397 40% 324 Pts	64-Core 388 24% 388 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 8787) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Lighting 93.3 Reflection 88.9 Parallax 93.4 76% 91.9 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 80.3 Splatting 72.3 71% 88.7 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black2 2.5" 1.120 TB (2013) 1,513 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 516GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.8 5.1 12 8.1 7.3 7.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 28% Great: 63%
WD WD5000LPLX-00ZNTT0 500GB 28,774 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 292GB free Firmware: 02.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 107 110 108 108 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 120 Write 121 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 106 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 82%
WD WD2000JD-00HBB0 200GB 2,211 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 107GB free Firmware: 08.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 51 51 51 51 50 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 48 Write 50.7 Mixed 29.4 SusWrite 50.8 33% 44.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 4,968 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46% Average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 16.4 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.4 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 86.3 46% 86.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 79%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z - $220

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	441x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	215x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	67x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	58x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	48x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	45x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	30x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	29x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	29x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBCorsairBench 66%, 6,389 samples	22x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	20x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $630

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