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 (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '21 at 04:19
Run Duration	303 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 88 1-Core 155 2-Core 310 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 1,238 110% 929 Pts	64-Core 2,342 145% 2,342 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2007 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,608 Write 2,180 Mixed 1195 441% 1,994 MB/s	4K Read 60.4 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 84.7 292% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 758 DQ Write 743 DQ Mixed 742 560% 748 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Addlink SATA SSD 256GB 824 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 33GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 151 109 108 110 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 449 Write 355 Mixed 343 SusWrite 167 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 68.7 4K Mixed 37.6 139% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 161 125% 171 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 107%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 430GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2282 617 617 616 617 616 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 2,549 Write 2,332 Mixed 1,565 SusWrite 894 410% 1,835 MB/s	4K Read 69.5 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 96.2 322% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 790 DQ Write 968 DQ Mixed 776 614% 844 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 340%
Addlink SATA SSD 256GB 824 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 47GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 193 107 109 152 109 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 447 Write 132 Mixed 322 SusWrite 182 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 62.5 4K Mixed 36.8 128% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 159 124% 168 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 107%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA640 2TB-$41 7,860 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 858GB free Firmware: MK7OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 116 114 116 116 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 111 Write 108 Mixed 75.9 SusWrite 115 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GB 9,865 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 50 MC Write 45.6 MC Mixed 44.6 134% 46.7 GB/s	SC Read 29 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 39.2 90% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

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Gaming 207%

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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 $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	173x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	96x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	185x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	79x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	68x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	92x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 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: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,828

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 $177	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