Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII EXTREME

Performance Results


Gaming 163% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	183% 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	210% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII EXTREME (all builds)
Memory	101.1 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '24 at 03:55
Run Duration	470 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	65%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 76.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 277 90% 166 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 926 89% 734 Pts	64-Core 1794 111% 1794 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6950-XT 5,274 User benchmarks, average bench 199% XFX(1EAE 6950) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 24.1.1 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	183% Outstanding	Lighting 224 Reflection 244 Parallax 485 182% 318 fps	MRender 375 Gravity 206 Splatting 319 246% 300 fps
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 214%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$162 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1378 1673 1571 1507 1598 1560 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,292 Write 1,777 Mixed 1,629 SusWrite 1,548 354% 1,562 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 49.7 4K Mixed 37.7 114% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 514 DQ Write 764 DQ Mixed 609 469% 629 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 526%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 11TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 70 47 95 44 43 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	17.8% Very poor	Read 48.9 Write 72.2 Mixed 132 SusWrite 58.3 18% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 28.4 4K Mixed 3.1 23% 11.4 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 29.9 DQ Mixed 9.4 37% 87.6 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 87%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 149 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 500GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1170 1378 228 305 295 239 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 130%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 1TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 596 603 566 635 1675 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Microsoft Storage Space Device 2.5TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 2TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1182 1377 237 183 210 259 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 71% Great: 125%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 696GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1591 1922 1858 1780 1514 1449 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$73 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 179 174 173 181 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 184 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 174 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$73 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 152 153 152 155 151 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 139 Write 147 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 153 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 192% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 129 139 132 130 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 98.4 Write 101 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 129 74% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 219% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 90%
Seagate ST18000NM000J-2TV103 18TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 8.5TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 175 175 173 175 176 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 10% Great: 10%
HPE RDX 2TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1.5TB free, PID 0825 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 140 138 137 133 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 139 Write 138 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 136 141% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 42% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3600C18D4/32GX 4x31.8GB 703 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 43.9 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 38.6 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 24.7 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 85.9 47% 85.9 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 150%

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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: 0P 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	4	0	144	31.5"	1381 720	SAM7080 LC32G5xT

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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 $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	39x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	13x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	66x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	36x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	28x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $162Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	52x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 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: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,726

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