Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics35.4% 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 Drive75% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1280 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150323
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 01 '21 at 04:21
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 4.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.8% Good
Memory 85.9
1-Core 85
2-Core 149
65% 107 Pts
4-Core 291
8-Core 519
49% 405 Pts
64-Core 498
31% 498 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Gigabyte(1458 368E) 2GB
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
35.4% Below average
Lighting 45.8
Reflection 47.1
Parallax 42.1
37% 45 fps
MRender 37.9
Gravity 42.5
Splatting 36.8
32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35.4%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 238GB
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 131 111 107 107 106 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
75% Very good
Read 510
Write 238
Mixed 204
SusWrite 150
61% 276 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 33.8
134% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 97.2
DQ Write 98.4
DQ Mixed 92.4
71% 96 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 75%
Great: 102%
Seagate ST2000DL001-9VT1 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: CC97
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 130 124 127 127 123 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Read 123
Write 123
Mixed 54.3
SusWrite 125
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
139% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 71%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150
802GB free
Firmware: MS2O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 166 165 163 156 157 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 165
Mixed 38.7
SusWrite 161
96% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
114% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
55.2% Above average
MC Read 23.6
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 19.2
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 14.6
35% 12.1 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 97%

 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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