Asus Crosshair IV Formula

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 55.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	8.99% 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 Drive	31% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Crosshair IV Formula (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121009
Uptime	7.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '18 at 18:14
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T-$254 4,420 User benchmarks, average bench 56% AM3, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Memory 78.7 1-Core 49.7 2-Core 99.5 49% 76 Pts	4-Core 178 8-Core 228 26% 203 Pts	64-Core 222 14% 222 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Asus(1043 042C) 2GB CLim: 860 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	8.99% Terrible	Lighting 2.93 Reflection 27.5 Parallax 30.8 2% 20.4 fps	MRender 24.4 Gravity 20.4 Splatting 32.6 22% 25.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 8.99% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDTR250GB-3DL 250GB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0816C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 47 133 48 40 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	31% Below average	Read 320 Write 261 Mixed 15 SusWrite 115 39% 178 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 9.4 4K Mixed 0.3 40% 10.8 MB/s	DQ Read 26.2 DQ Write 4 DQ Mixed 19.6 13% 16.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 95%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 382GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 104 104 103 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	45% Average	Read 53.5 Write 54.7 Mixed 40.9 SusWrite 103 46% 63.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 67%
Seagate Backup+ Desktop 4TB 834 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 138GB free Firmware: 1404 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 14 13 21 19 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Read 20.3 Write 21.7 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 15.7 15% 19.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.6 174% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 101%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 624GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 96 96 98 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 139 Write 140 Mixed 79 SusWrite 96.1 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 84%
Seagate Backup+ Desktop 4TB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2TB free, PID ab43 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 148 151 151 145 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	65% Good	Read 116 Write 145 Mixed 108 SusWrite 149 181% 129 MB/s	4K Read 8.2 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.7 207% 4.47 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1333EL Series 1333EL Series 1333EL Series 1333EL Series 16GB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.8% Poor	MC Read 11 MC Write 6.2 MC Mixed 10.1 26% 9.1 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 4.4 SC Mixed 6.5 16% 5.63 GB/s	Latency 82.9 48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 51%

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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 $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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