Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	62.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	87.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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

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Motherboard	Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150323
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '17 at 21:36
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 95.8 1-Core 85.2 2-Core 171 71% 117 Pts	4-Core 332 8-Core 522 53% 427 Pts	64-Core 520 32% 520 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Asus(1043 04DF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1110 MHz, MLim: 1505 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.11.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Lighting 79.3 Reflection 66.9 Parallax 104 65% 83.2 fps	MRender 65.8 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 82.4 60% 71.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ AGILITY4 128GB 1,160 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 84GB free Firmware: 1.5.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 6 0 6 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7168 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2693 (E8) Unknown 100 100 21734687255 (E9) Unknown 98 0 98	63.6% Good	Read 250 Write 285 Mixed 229 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 71.1 4K Mixed 22.1 94% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 67.2 80% 139 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 81%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 588 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 159 (B1) Unknown 99 99 3 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 59 33 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 12 (F1) Unknown 99 99 3348270498	87.6% Excellent	Read 488 Write 376 Mixed 403 94% 422 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 56.4 4K Mixed 33.3 126% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 91.6 DQ Mixed 64.2 70% 119 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 134%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 761GB free Firmware: JKAOA3MA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 134 134 96 (03) Spinup time 116 116 51580174957 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 6264 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 121 121 35 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 12629 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 4742 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 6306 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 6306 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 214749347870 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	64.2% Good	Read 101 Write 123 Mixed 96 80% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.35 4K Mixed 0.41 91% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 69%
WD VelociRaptor 500GB-$62 8,133 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 432GB free Firmware: 04.06A00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 200 198 2966 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3983 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 6738 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2336 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 428 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3554 (C2) HDA temperature 123 111 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	96.4% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 173 Mixed 173 128% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1.73 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.44 206% 2.26 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2400 C10 4x4GB 903 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.7% Above average	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 21 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 14.8 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 110%

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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	442x
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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	30x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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: 58% - Above average

Total price: $626

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16