Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	250% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '20 at 23:16
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X-$495 50,170 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 84.6 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 1,171 106% 889 Pts	64-Core 2931 181% 2931 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid Samsung SSD 860 1TB 441 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 414GB free Firmware: RVQ0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 291 287 295 288 286 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 415 Write 412 Mixed 364 SusWrite 289 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 55.2 4K Mixed 29.1 107% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 78.4 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 97.8 85% 121 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 95%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 380GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1848 838 607 608 609 608 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 2016 Write 1,726 Mixed 704 SusWrite 853 295% 1,325 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 65.6 233% 88.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,110 DQ Write 960 DQ Mixed 791 659% 953 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 254%
Amd-raid Samsung SSD 860 2TB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 471GB free Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 418 420 420 419 412 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 465 Write 411 Mixed 411 SusWrite 418 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 53.5 4K Mixed 36.5 123% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 107 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 131 104% 142 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 99%
Amd-raid Array 4 8TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 169% 7.5TB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 296 298 303 307 305 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 302 Write 253 Mixed 189 SusWrite 302 192% 261 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 1.4 364% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 254%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 4x8GB 9,782 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 45 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 43.5 124% 43.6 GB/s	SC Read 28.2 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 40 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%

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Desktop 104%

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Workstation 248%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA

CPU
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	306x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	175x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	96x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	185x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	81x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	68x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	94x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	69x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	58x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 107%, 3,536 samples	25x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	22x
CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 29,525 samples	14x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,720

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16