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 (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	368% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	58.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 28 '21 at 23:02
Run Duration	304 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$245 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 79.3 1-Core 147 2-Core 295 93% 174 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1,093 100% 839 Pts	64-Core 2,242 139% 2,242 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% Gigabyte(1458 232D) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 138 Reflection 139 Parallax 312 112% 196 fps	Gravity 145 Splatting 173 143% 159 fps
Poor: 113% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 846GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2997 3053 3064 2827 1658 1714 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	368% Outstanding	Read 2,781 Write 3,113 Mixed 2,879 SusWrite 2,552 640% 2,832 MB/s	4K Read 61.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 78.4 251% 82.7 MB/s	DQ Read 550 DQ Write 464 DQ Mixed 488 371% 501 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 368% Great: 488%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 931GB free Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3524 3560 3584 3563 3571 3580 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	393% Outstanding	Read 2147 Write 2,821 Mixed 2,242 SusWrite 3,564 612% 2,693 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 64.9 205% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 585 DQ Write 543 DQ Mixed 581 431% 570 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 393% Great: 486%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB 145,911 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 931GB free Firmware: RXM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 162 166 163 165 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 138 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 162 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 95%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA660 500GB 17,638 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 466GB free Firmware: JP2OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 136 135 134 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 129 Write 130 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 135 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 76%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 4.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 224 232 232 223 232 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 228 Write 235 Mixed 109 SusWrite 229 146% 200 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 8 4K Mixed 1.7 400% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 138%
WD My Passport 2627 4TB 4,475 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 69 95 94 95 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 91.9 Write 92.9 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 89.3 117% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C18-32GTZR 2x31.5GB 320 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	MC Read 63.7 MC Write 46.6 MC Mixed 47.5 150% 52.6 GB/s	SC Read 28.2 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 39.5 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 139%

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Gaming 207%

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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 $245Bench 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 $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	81x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	68x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	94x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,720

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16