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 way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	277% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210407
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 14 '21 at 07:03
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 168 2-Core 335 108% 199 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 1,276 114% 962 Pts	64-Core 2,803 174% 2,803 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% Sapphire(1DA2 E438) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.5.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 247 Reflection 257 Parallax 530 202% 345 fps	Gravity 200 Splatting 292 225% 246 fps
Poor: 177% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1309 304 301 305 305 306 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,480 Write 1462 Mixed 1,283 SusWrite 472 315% 1,424 MB/s	4K Read 68.3 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 92.3 325% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1214 DQ Mixed 1,014 788% 1,069 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 280%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 216GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1725 1656 1656 1653 1658 1659 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	367% Outstanding	Read 2562 Write 1,935 Mixed 1,804 SusWrite 1,668 446% 1992 MB/s	4K Read 69.7 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 97.1 325% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,462 DQ Write 1,324 DQ Mixed 1,381 1,039% 1,389 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 367% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4600C18-8GTZR 2x8GB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	MC Read 56.3 MC Write 47.2 MC Mixed 41.5 138% 48.3 GB/s	SC Read 31 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 43.7 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 138%

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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 $1,000Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	185x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,522

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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