Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics8.02% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive25.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2048 x 1152 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20130715
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 14 '18 at 11:57
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.9% Good
Memory 92.1
1-Core 77.7
2-Core 124
62% 97.9 Pts
4-Core 259
8-Core 440
42% 349 Pts
64-Core 480
30% 480 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174
Sapphire(174B E221) 2GB
CLim: 920 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7.1
Relative performance (0th percentile)
8.02% Terrible
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 29.7
Parallax 36.2
0% 22 fps
MRender 26.4
Gravity 22
Splatting 34.8
23% 27.8 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 8.02%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD 128GB-$84
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.0.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 24 9.2 9.1 17 14 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
25.3% Poor
Read 309
Write 100
Mixed 67.2
SusWrite 14.4
27% 123 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 9.7
40% 10.3 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 25.3%
Great: 56%
WD WD10EVDS-63N5B1 1TB
137GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 73 73 70 66 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
45.5% Average
Read 86.9
Write 81.4
Mixed 58.9
SusWrite 71.4
55% 74.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Transcend JM1333KLN-8GK 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.4% Average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 16
MC Mixed 17.2
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 11.7
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z Builds (Compare 898 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z - $220

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $630
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