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 (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	165% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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 09 '21 at 06:34
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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-$252 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 89.9 1-Core 160 2-Core 319 102% 190 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 1,098 104% 861 Pts	64-Core 2,152 133% 2,152 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85F6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2797 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 114 Reflection 131 Parallax 118 93% 121 fps	Gravity 123 Splatting 110 102% 116 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair MP400 1TB 8,627 User benchmarks, average bench 178% 801GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM53.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1791 463 436 774 596 319 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 1,214 Write 1,808 Mixed 1,237 SusWrite 730 282% 1,247 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 80 4K Mixed 51.2 162% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 518 DQ Write 447 DQ Mixed 456 349% 474 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 308%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 132GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 435 434 434 434 433 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 425 Mixed 389 SusWrite 435 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 59 4K Mixed 41.4 134% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 199 150% 201 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 134%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 127 128 128 127 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 124 Write 125 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 126 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 645GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 109 109 109 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 198 Write 162 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 108 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$82 56,114 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 45.1 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 32.8 111% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 27.2 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 33.9 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% 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 $252Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	174x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	96x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 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	93x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	69x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,670

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16