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 as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	417% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	56.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '21 at 21:10
Run Duration	277 Seconds
Run User	QAT-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 5900X-$260 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 73.8 1-Core 156 2-Core 310 95% 180 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1049 99% 822 Pts	64-Core 2,108 130% 2,108 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87AC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 229 Reflection 198 Parallax 240 187% 223 fps	Gravity 179 Splatting 140 138% 160 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 823GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3199 3252 2320 1665 1678 1657 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	417% Outstanding	Read 3,018 Write 3,299 Mixed 3,033 SusWrite 2,295 657% 2,911 MB/s	4K Read 75.4 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 102 333% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,267 DQ Write 1,101 DQ Mixed 1,179 885% 1,182 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 417% Great: 488%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 930GB free Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3079 3257 3266 2380 1722 1724 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	437% Outstanding	Read 3,041 Write 3,257 Mixed 3,005 SusWrite 2,571 670% 2,968 MB/s	4K Read 74.1 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 100 326% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,336 DQ Write 1,219 DQ Mixed 1,283 961% 1,279 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 437% Great: 488%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 927GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 191 187 191 186 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 147 Mixed 84.1 SusWrite 189 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 153 169 164 163 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 155 Mixed 74 SusWrite 157 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C17-16GTRSB 4x16GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 25.1 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 25.9 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 92.9 43% 92.9 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 138%

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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 $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 $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	93x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	69x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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 $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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16