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 above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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.
Boot Drive	91.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	58.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '21 at 22:43
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 92.2 1-Core 169 2-Core 335 107% 199 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 1,260 113% 955 Pts	64-Core 2,741 170% 2,741 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2378) CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 69.3 Reflection 64.6 Parallax 93.2 56% 75.7 fps	Gravity 73.4 Splatting 47.7 52% 60.6 fps
Poor: 46% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 978GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2611 2612 2615 1514 1469 1478 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	395% Outstanding	Read 2,678 Write 2,598 Mixed 1,986 SusWrite 2,050 523% 2,328 MB/s	4K Read 68.3 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 98.1 330% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,428 DQ Write 1,268 DQ Mixed 1,327 1,001% 1,341 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 395% Great: 435%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 239GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 302 288 286 283 285 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 319 Mixed 307 SusWrite 292 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 37.9 145% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 172 137% 192 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 129%
Seagate ST1500DM003-9YN16G 1.5TB 5,186 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 791GB free Firmware: HP16 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 155 161 152 156 158 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 97.6 Write 73.3 Mixed 73 SusWrite 156 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 103%
SanDisk Ultra 250GB 790 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 10GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 56 30 27 24 26 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 146 Write 66.4 Mixed 76.4 SusWrite 38.6 97% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 3.3 175% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-16GTZR 4x16GB 356 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	MC Read 62.1 MC Write 45.2 MC Mixed 44.8 145% 50.7 GB/s	SC Read 31.1 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 40.3 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 129%

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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 $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	172x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	96x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,280Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	185x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	78x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	68x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	91x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 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: 57% - Above average

Total price: $1,794

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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