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 (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	537% 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.

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	23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '21 at 03:14
Run Duration	307 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 above expectations (72^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 82.7 1-Core 165 2-Core 329 102% 192 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 1,283 114% 966 Pts	64-Core 2,755 170% 2,755 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87C0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4975 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 198 Reflection 197 Parallax 198 161% 198 fps	Gravity 198 Splatting 182 167% 190 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus 4TB 487 User benchmarks, average bench 435% 3.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT4P1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4697 4824 4857 5083 5132 5130 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	537% Outstanding	Read 1,917 Write 4,753 Mixed 2,652 SusWrite 4,954 816% 3,569 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 242 4K Mixed 101 344% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,231 DQ Write 1,072 DQ Mixed 1,180 877% 1,161 MB/s
Poor: 249% ↑ This bench: 537% Great: 593%
Corsair Voyager GTX 1TB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 954GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 347 348 344 348 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 378 Write 333 Mixed 302 SusWrite 317 75% 333 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 37.9 4K Mixed 24.7 84% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 160 DQ Mixed 63.7 73% 123 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 67%
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus 4TB 487 User benchmarks, average bench 435% 3.5TB free Firmware: RKT4P1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4560 4613 4677 4684 4698 4663 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	531% Outstanding	Read 2,239 Write 4,357 Mixed 2,442 SusWrite 4,649 780% 3,422 MB/s	4K Read 53.3 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 97.2 325% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,277 DQ Write 1,288 DQ Mixed 1261 953% 1,275 MB/s
Poor: 249% ↑ This bench: 531% Great: 593%
Samsung 870 QVO 8TB-$540 3,612 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 7.5TB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 452 450 447 452 453 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 433 Mixed 412 SusWrite 450 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 52.3 172% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 218 164% 220 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 129%
Samsung 870 QVO 8TB-$540 3,612 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 6TB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 452 450 447 452 454 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 452 Mixed 418 SusWrite 451 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 52.7 174% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 218 164% 221 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Thermaltake R009D408GX2-4600C19A 4x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	MC Read 60.9 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 41.6 139% 48.6 GB/s	SC Read 27.9 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 39.3 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 135%

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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	307x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	175x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	96x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	185x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	81x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	68x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	94x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	70x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16