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 (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	272% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '21 at 04:42
Run Duration	400 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X-$515 50,170 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 82 1-Core 130 2-Core 260 86% 157 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 1,044 92% 783 Pts	64-Core 2635 163% 2635 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.27 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 266 Reflection 184 Parallax 180 217% 210 fps	Gravity 172 Splatting 124 128% 148 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 375GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1367 1134 1121 1122 1124 1120 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 1,980 Write 1,738 Mixed 802 SusWrite 1,165 317% 1,421 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 67.9 243% 88.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,115 DQ Write 972 DQ Mixed 931 729% 1,006 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 315GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 469 468 469 469 468 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 460 Mixed 397 SusWrite 468 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 54.3 178% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 203 153% 205 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275 8,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 1.5TB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 888 476 489 481 480 484 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 135%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 418GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 469 468 469 469 468 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 457 Mixed 398 SusWrite 468 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 54.5 177% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 204 153% 205 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 46GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 329 328 327 326 326 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 459 Mixed 399 SusWrite 342 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 84.9 4K Mixed 53.3 177% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 204 153% 205 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
Seagate ST8000DM005-2EH1 8TB 112 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 5TB free Firmware: DN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 219 218 219 218 219 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 22% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 178 178 178 175 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 132 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 176 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 114%
Seagate ST8000DM005-2EH1 8TB 112 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 7.5TB free Firmware: DN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 229 229 228 230 227 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 22% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 180 178 175 179 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 111 Mixed 85.1 SusWrite 175 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0737 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 131 Write 128 Mixed 70.1 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 1 263% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 104%
Samsung Flash Drive FIT 257GB 291 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 28GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 360 Write 111 Mixed 120 203% 197 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 31.8 4K Mixed 2.9 1,228% 15.8 MB/s	DQ Read 16.7 DQ Write 33.1 DQ Mixed 3.2 1,297% 17.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 126%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z3600C20 4x8GB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 48.7 MC Write 45.1 MC Mixed 43.9 131% 45.9 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 39 88% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 122%

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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 $625Bench 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 $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: $1,665

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