Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA

Performance Results


Gaming 337% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 329% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	337% 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	236% 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	21.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220426
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '22 at 02:47
Run Duration	383 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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-$202 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 88 1-Core 172 2-Core 334 106% 198 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 1,050 104% 849 Pts	64-Core 1,482 92% 1,482 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Asus(1043 889A) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	337% Outstanding	Lighting 521 Reflection 531 Parallax 640 424% 564 fps	MRender 486 Gravity 522 Splatting 284 338% 431 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 337% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$67 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1052 763 638 669 578 594 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,716 Write 1908 Mixed 1,498 SusWrite 716 328% 1,460 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 73 231% 79.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1283 DQ Write 1,012 DQ Mixed 1,136 853% 1,144 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$67 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 310GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1315 1529 1237 1323 1132 1329 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 1724 Write 1458 Mixed 1,107 SusWrite 1,311 314% 1,400 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 75.6 242% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,342 DQ Write 1,097 DQ Mixed 1,203 905% 1,214 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 208GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 434 368 449 357 447 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 334 Write 356 Mixed 335 SusWrite 400 81% 356 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 77.5 4K Mixed 47.7 145% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 220 166% 223 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 118GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 433 367 449 357 446 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 354 Write 405 Mixed 333 SusWrite 400 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 44.7 136% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 220 165% 222 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 133%
Sandisk Portable SSD 1TB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 931GB free Firmware: 0305 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 355 Write 341 Mixed 170 64% 289 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 27.1 4K Mixed 12.6 47% 16.9 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 32.7 46% 84.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 79%
Samsung 870 QVO 8TB-$580 3,612 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 6.5TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 343 Write 295 Mixed 334 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 45.4 153% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 219 165% 222 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 137 132 134 135 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 80.8 Write 139 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 135 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 90%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 102 95 103 98 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 160 Write 157 Mixed 94.7 SusWrite 99 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 101%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 119 109 120 111 120 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 91.9 Write 91 Mixed 66.1 SusWrite 114 67% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-8GTZN 4x8GB 1,396 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 43.4 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 39 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 31.5 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 37.8 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 130%

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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 $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	79x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	68x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	93x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	69x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 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: $1,665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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