Asus Crosshair IV Extreme

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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. 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 61.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics14.4% 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 Drive57.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Crosshair IV Extreme  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100813
Uptime8.8 Days
Run DateDec 23 '16 at 21:31
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-$240
AM3, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
61.6% Good
Memory 88.9
1-Core 50
2-Core 97.8
52% 78.9 Pts
4-Core 188
8-Core 275
29% 231 Pts
64-Core 278
17% 278 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203
Asus(1043 835E) 1GB
CLim: 775 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
14.4% Very poor
Lighting 16.6
Reflection 19.2
Parallax 14.8
14% 16.9 fps
MRender 23.4
Gravity 16.8
Splatting 19.3
16% 19.8 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.4%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC120G1CS1754D117-483 120GB
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS111101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
57.5% Above average
Read 350
Write 291
Mixed 313
71% 318 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 59.3
4K Mixed 13.8
82% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 21.9
DQ Write 56.1
DQ Mixed 13.7
18% 30.5 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 91%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
691GB free
Firmware: 05.00K05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 35% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
606GB free
Firmware: 05.00K05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
46.8% Average
Read 96.6
Write 66.2
Mixed 75.2
60% 79.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 1.86
4K Mixed 0.23
84% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 76%
Seagate ST9250421AS 250GB
224GB free
Firmware: SD13 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
47.5% Average
Read 83.7
Write 81.9
Mixed 33.4
49% 66.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.04
4K Mixed 0.29
74% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 48%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BL25664TR1608.16FF BL25664TR1608.16FF BL25664TR1608.16FF BL25664TR1608.16FF 8GB
667, 667, 667, 667 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
32.8% Below average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 12.5
32% 11 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6.3
SC Mixed 9.4
22% 7.53 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Crosshair IV Extreme Builds (Compare 27 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 47%
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Motherboard: Asus Crosshair IV Extreme

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $778
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