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 (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	232% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII EXTREME (all builds)
Memory	115.8 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210804
Uptime	8.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '21 at 02:41
Run Duration	433 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 below expectations (39^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 76.1 1-Core 160 2-Core 318 98% 185 Pts	4-Core 639 8-Core 1,209 110% 924 Pts	64-Core 2,656 164% 2,656 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Asus(1043 8807) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 324 Reflection 288 Parallax 358 264% 323 fps	Gravity 262 Splatting 190 195% 226 fps
Poor: 162% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1042 977 967 967 900 803 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,696 Write 1,768 Mixed 1,541 SusWrite 943 334% 1,487 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 59.2 205% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,012 DQ Write 946 DQ Mixed 971 731% 976 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 296%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1978 2479 2616 2473 2629 2651 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	370% Outstanding	Read 2,305 Write 2,537 Mixed 2,474 SusWrite 2,471 553% 2,447 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 80.8 249% 84.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,131 DQ Write 1,034 DQ Mixed 1,057 800% 1,074 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 370% Great: 526%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2TB free Firmware: 415020RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 324 313 322 319 314 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 321 Write 294 Mixed 284 SusWrite 318 69% 304 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 55 4K Mixed 35.2 120% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 201 152% 206 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 118%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 827GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2393 2701 2559 2652 2640 2571 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	372% Outstanding	Read 2,207 Write 2,655 Mixed 2484 SusWrite 2586 562% 2,483 MB/s	4K Read 55.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 77.1 248% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,134 DQ Write 1,057 DQ Mixed 1,058 804% 1,083 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 372% Great: 526%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2TB free Firmware: 415020RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 400 374 388 380 380 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 435 Write 322 Mixed 370 SusWrite 385 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 60.8 4K Mixed 34.4 116% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 212 160% 215 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 118%
WD WD8001FZBX-00ASY 8TB 620 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 7TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 252 250 254 256 248 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 139%
WD WD8001FZBX-00ASY 8TB 620 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 7.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 249 236 244 250 250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 237 Write 240 Mixed 115 SusWrite 245 153% 209 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.8 345% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 139%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB 5,644 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 177 175 180 178 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 170 Write 181 Mixed 115 SusWrite 176 218% 161 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 1.7 318% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-32GTZR 4x31.8GB 341 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.6% Excellent	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 28.1 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 27.4 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 88 45% 88 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 137%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	60	27"	1280 720	VSC0E32 XG2700 SERIES

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII EXTREME Builds (Compare 248 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	171x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	39x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	13x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 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 $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	52x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,890

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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