Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII IMPACT

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	143% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Very high background CPU (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII IMPACT (all builds)
Memory	54 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 04 '21 at 22:42
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	79%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$185 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 73.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 288 90% 169 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 964 94% 774 Pts	64-Core 1535 95% 1535 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	143% Outstanding	Lighting 205 Reflection 191 Parallax 186 167% 194 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 150 Splatting 134 126% 157 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 7,232 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,963 Write 2084 Mixed 743 354% 1,597 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 54.9 208% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 904 DQ Write 530 DQ Mixed 636 495% 690 MB/s
Poor: 182% Great: 389%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 613GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 450 452 454 452 453 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 436 Mixed 421 SusWrite 452 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 52.3 170% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 200 151% 202 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Pro 2TB-$474 2,198 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 450 452 453 452 453 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 445 Mixed 430 SusWrite 452 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 84 4K Mixed 48.7 168% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 200 150% 201 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 131%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 441GB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2233 2061 2060 2058 2030 2073 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	360% Outstanding	Read 2,805 Write 2,969 Mixed 2,862 SusWrite 2,086 604% 2,680 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 79.9 262% 88 MB/s	DQ Read 901 DQ Write 859 DQ Mixed 896 668% 885 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 360% Great: 488%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C18-32GVK 2x31.5GB 253 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2 of 2 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	77% Very good	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 29.4 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.1 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 31 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 93.1 43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 139%

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

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Desktop 104%

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Workstation 224%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII IMPACT

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	69x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	51x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	50x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	35x
RX 6900-XTAMD $1,000Bench 195%, 16,057 samples	25x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	24x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	37x
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TBBench 430%, 44,185 samples	17x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	17x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	27x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $95Bench 95%, 56,114 samples	13x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 2x16GBGBench 116%, 1,706 samples	10x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $1,652

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 $179	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