Asus Crosshair IV Formula

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 47.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	19.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Crosshair IV Formula (all builds)
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100503
Uptime	6.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '19 at 22:20
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Memory 71.9 1-Core 47.9 2-Core 93.6 45% 71.1 Pts	4-Core 137 8-Core 143 19% 140 Pts	64-Core 165 10% 165 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 5870 10,176 User benchmarks, average bench 19% AMD(1002 0B00) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Lighting 26.6 Reflection 14.3 Parallax 24.3 22% 21.8 fps	MRender 12.1 Gravity 20.3 Splatting 18.5 14% 17 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 20%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 85 88 86 89 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 309 Write 308 Mixed 288 SusWrite 85.3 56% 248 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 46.9 4K Mixed 33.9 106% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 35.9 DQ Write 84.2 DQ Mixed 48.4 40% 56.2 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 129%
Seagate Expansion+ 1TB 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 32GB free Firmware: 0502 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 4.9 3.8 11 13 6.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	9.26% Terrible	Read 23 Write 23 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 8.8 14% 19 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 9.26% Great: 71%
Maxtor 6L200M0 200GB-$44 513 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 186GB free Firmware: BANC1G10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 50 51 50 52 50 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 45 Write 42.3 Mixed 29 SusWrite 51 31% 41.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 35%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140 11,698 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 360GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 85 87 86 88 85 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 86.7 Write 83.3 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 85.5 57% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 65%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 261GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 134 136 136 137 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 106 Write 101 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 135 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 85%
SanDisk Cruzer Mini 1GB 225 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 5150 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 4 4.1 4.1 4 4.1 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	3.62% Terrible	Read 14.2 Write 3.2 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 4 7% 6.47 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 11% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.62% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 4x2GB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM 667 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	27.9% Poor	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 10.8 28% 9.67 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 5.9 SC Mixed 7.2 18% 6.33 GB/s	Latency 97.1 41% 97.1 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 32%

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Desktop 65%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 25%

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Motherboard: Asus Crosshair IV Formula

CPU
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples	120x
Phenom II X6 1100TAMD $340Bench 59%, 12,769 samples	35x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	31x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	15x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	12x
HD 5770AMDBench 10%, 37,602 samples	10x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
INTENSO 240GBBench 77%, 887 samples	8x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	8x
F3-16000CL9-2GBRH F3-16000CL9-2GBRH F3-16000CL9-2GBRH F3-16000CL9-2GBRH 8GBUnknownBench 39%, 26 samples	5x
F3-10666CL9-4GBRL F3-10666CL9-4GBRL 8GBUnknownBench 44%, 282 samples	5x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $520

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