Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
ProcessorWith 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 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics75% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z  (all builds)
Memory29 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150323
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMay 13 '17 at 12:18
Run Duration254 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th 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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
65.5% Good
Memory 84.8
1-Core 71.4
2-Core 142
60% 99.3 Pts
4-Core 251
8-Core 436
42% 343 Pts
64-Core 432
27% 432 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.89
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75% Very good
Lighting 95.4
Reflection 95.8
Parallax 92.4
78% 94.5 fps
MRender 93
Gravity 88
Splatting 77.6
70% 86.2 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
681GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
70.4% Very good
Read 113
Write 132
Mixed 146
99% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.89
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.2
94% 1 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
530GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 138
Write 140
Mixed 151
108% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 1.23
4K Mixed 0.21
76% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
506GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
65.4% Good
Read 127
Write 101
Mixed 96.4
81% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 1.85
4K Mixed 0.2
83% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
206GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
62.2% Good
Read 106
Write 111
Mixed 87.3
76% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 1.82
4K Mixed 0.2
88% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
195GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
66.2% Good
Read 113
Write 118
Mixed 103
83% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.71
4K Mixed 0.21
84% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
194GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
69.3% Good
Read 125
Write 116
Mixed 110
88% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1.18
4K Write 2.54
4K Mixed 0.36
136% 1.36 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 109%
Hitachi HTS542580K9SA00 80GB-$55
25GB free
Firmware: BBBOC39P Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
15.4% Very poor
Read 24.1
Write 29.5
Mixed 27
20% 26.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 0.94
4K Mixed 0.34
69% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 15.4%
Great: 25%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.8% Average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 17
48% 17 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 8.1
SC Mixed 10.9
26% 9.2 GB/s
Latency 72.1
56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 71%

 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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