Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	38.1% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150323
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '18 at 18:04
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-9590-$298 26,109 User benchmarks, average bench 63% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.8 GHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Memory 89.1 1-Core 52.3 2-Core 146 58% 96 Pts	4-Core 269 8-Core 478 45% 374 Pts	64-Core 501 31% 501 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 71%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: U210 SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 278 297 277 277 271 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 178 Write 333 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 276 48% 211 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 9.4 48% 12.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 86%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 524GB free Firmware: MS2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 153 158 153 157 158 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 78 Write 147 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 156 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 114% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 107%
Wl2000gs A6472B 2TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 148 152 151 145 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 157 Write 150 Mixed 111 SusWrite 149 105% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 88%
TOSHIBA STOR.E ALU 2S 2TB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 616GB free, PID 0b19 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 25 24 24 24 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 30.2 Mixed 23.4 SusWrite 24.8 37% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 43% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 21,220 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.6% Average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 16.7 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 13 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 62%

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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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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