Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII EXTREME

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	357% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII EXTREME (all builds)
Memory	18.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '22 at 02:31
Run Duration	329 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 76.4 1-Core 172 2-Core 338 103% 196 Pts	4-Core 662 8-Core 1,221 113% 942 Pts	64-Core 2,816 174% 2,816 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 100% 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: 22.1.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 240 Reflection 244 Parallax 515 196% 333 fps	Gravity 193 Splatting 280 216% 236 fps
Poor: 177% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$169 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 356GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2033 1917 1932 1934 1931 1936 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	357% Outstanding	Read 2658 Write 2,867 Mixed 2,685 SusWrite 1,947 572% 2,539 MB/s	4K Read 67 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 96.3 305% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 891 DQ Write 712 DQ Mixed 766 583% 790 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 357% Great: 526%
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$117 5,089 User benchmarks, average bench 360% 711GB free Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,956 Write 1,828 Mixed 2134 442% 1,973 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 75 244% 91.3 MB/s	DQ Read 988 DQ Write 787 DQ Mixed 899 670% 891 MB/s
Poor: 194% Great: 496%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 366GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5189 Write 72.6 Mixed 143 375% 1,801 MB/s	4K Read 661 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 8.9 1,016% 225 MB/s
Poor: 77% Great: 124%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$185 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 84.1 Write 81.6 Mixed 64 57% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 98%
Seagate ST9160821AS 160GB-$60 3,340 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 147GB free Firmware: 3.BHD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 30.3 Write 22.9 Mixed 23.7 19% 25.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 83% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 24%
Seagate ST3500641NS 500GB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 89GB free Firmware: 3.AEH Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 27.4 Write 33.9 Mixed 25.3 22% 28.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 34%
Lacie 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 Raid 0 8TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 7.5TB free Firmware: EN02 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 5822 Write 38.2 Mixed 87 1,420% 1,982 MB/s	4K Read 653 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 5.6 27,889% 220 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 210%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 250GB 240 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 32GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 151 Write 56.1 Mixed 50.9 90% 86 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.2 123% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 40%
17 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 29GB free, PID 3e00 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 18.4 Write 10.2 Mixed 9.7 15% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.2 30% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 8%
USB DISK 2.0 11GB 120 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 0GB free, PID 4300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 23.9 Write 7.5 Mixed 13.7 17% 15 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GB 43,162 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.1% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 15.5 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 12.6 SC Mixed 13 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 87.6 46% 87.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 113%

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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 EXTREME

CPU
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	172x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $250Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	39x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	13x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	66x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	36x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	28x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	52x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	48x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	11x

RAM
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x16GBTeamBench 100%, 8,891 samples	7x
CMT64GX4M4Z3600C16 4x16GBCorsairBench 118%, 441 samples	7x
Skill Intl F4-3600C14-16GTZN 2x16GBGBench 117%, 634 samples	7x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $1,370

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	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