Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA

Performance Results


Gaming 226% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 270% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	216% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	368% 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 (11%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '21 at 02:58
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 164 2-Core 329 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 1,238 111% 938 Pts	64-Core 2,829 175% 2,829 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 5325 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	216% Outstanding	Lighting 320 Reflection 291 Parallax 333 261% 315 fps	MRender 361 Gravity 267 Splatting 186 212% 271 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2009 2074 2061 2000 1414 1998 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	368% Outstanding	Read 2,714 Write 2,042 Mixed 1,448 SusWrite 1,926 455% 2,032 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 80.7 285% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,361 DQ Write 1055 DQ Mixed 1,161 881% 1,192 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 368% Great: 393%
Samsung 870 QVO 4TB-$270 10,028 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 3.5TB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 449 443 436 328 447 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 441 Mixed 422 SusWrite 424 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 52 172% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 200 150% 201 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 128%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 231GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 320 319 319 320 319 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 445 Mixed 406 SusWrite 333 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 53.7 182% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 199 150% 201 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 374GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1711 1637 1640 1630 1632 1627 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	356% Outstanding	Read 2,499 Write 1,892 Mixed 1,768 SusWrite 1646 437% 1,951 MB/s	4K Read 68.5 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 96.2 317% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,416 DQ Write 1,136 DQ Mixed 1243 939% 1,265 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 356% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT16GX4M2C3600C18 4x8GB 1,701 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 52.8 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 41.7 130% 45.5 GB/s	SC Read 31.4 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 40.3 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%

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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 248%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA

CPU
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	306x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 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 $167Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,670

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16