Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 149% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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.
Boot Drive	380% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	56.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '21 at 19:08
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 as expected (44^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 76.5 1-Core 161 2-Core 316 98% 185 Pts	4-Core 643 8-Core 1,237 112% 940 Pts	64-Core 2,746 170% 2,746 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% ASRock(1849 5222) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.8.2 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 137 Parallax 289 116% 190 fps	MRender 232 Gravity 143 Splatting 171 147% 182 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 705GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3071 3123 3154 2044 1350 1493 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	380% Outstanding	Read 2,784 Write 3,140 Mixed 2,911 SusWrite 2,372 633% 2,802 MB/s	4K Read 68.1 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 90.4 291% 98.2 MB/s	DQ Read 804 DQ Write 689 DQ Mixed 765 568% 752 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 380% Great: 488%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 187 186 188 186 196 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C18-32GTR2x31.5GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	93.4% Outstanding	MC Read 42.3 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 32.1 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 29.5 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 87.4 46% 87.4 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 143%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	175x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	96x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	185x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	81x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	68x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	94x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,720

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16