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 as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	209% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 03 '21 at 19:18
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 5900X-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Relative performance (0^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Memory 68.6 1-Core 49.3 2-Core 96.1 45% 71.3 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 650 52% 456 Pts	64-Core 2,142 133% 2,142 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85F6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 116 Reflection 132 Parallax 120 95% 123 fps	Gravity 123 Splatting 111 103% 117 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair MP400 1TB 8,627 User benchmarks, average bench 178% 866GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM53.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1674 1730 1677 1639 1757 1777 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,255 Write 1829 Mixed 1,232 SusWrite 1709 342% 1,506 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 60.6 4K Mixed 43.4 135% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 268 197% 260 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 308%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 464GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 415 406 409 419 421 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 451 Write 418 Mixed 366 SusWrite 412 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 33.5 107% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 178 135% 181 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 134%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 122 120 120 120 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 127 Write 109 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 121 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 622GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 109 109 109 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 156 Write 164 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 108 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$95 56,114 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 59.2 MC Write 43.1 MC Mixed 35.5 131% 45.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 26.7 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

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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	172x
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	78x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	68x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	91x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	69x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: $1,820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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