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 as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	235% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	59.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1862 x 1048 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '20 at 07:21
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	59%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 3950X-$493 50,170 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 84.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 283 92% 170 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 1,136 100% 852 Pts	64-Core 2,749 170% 2,749 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Asus(1043 8711) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.74 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 172 Reflection 167 Parallax 166 140% 168 fps	Gravity 151 Splatting 110 112% 130 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid Array 1 4TB 614 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 3.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 9.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 728 596 802 1056 1184 1328 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,934 Write 2,183 Mixed 1,498 SusWrite 949 369% 1,641 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 76.8 4K Mixed 49.8 160% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1063 DQ Write 1187 DQ Mixed 1,026 800% 1,092 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 499%
Amd-raid Samsung SSD 850 250GB 184 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 11GB free Firmware: EMT0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 342 Write 318 Mixed 274 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 33.5 4K Mixed 22.1 75% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 91.8 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 105 84% 116 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 101%
Amd-raid Samsung SSD 860 1TB 441 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 73GB free Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 328 324 319 317 306 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 363 Write 315 Mixed 333 SusWrite 319 75% 332 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 32.5 4K Mixed 22 69% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 97 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 112 88% 119 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 95%
Amd-raid WDC WD60EZRZ-00G 6TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 882GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 85 85 85 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 95 Write 99.5 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 84 60% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 200% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 75%
Amd-raid WDC WD60EZRZ-00G 6TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 4.5TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 138 146 150 143 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 141 Write 115 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 143 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 197% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT64GX4M4K3600C18 4x16GB 747 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 49.8 MC Write 43.9 MC Mixed 42.7 130% 45.5 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 38.5 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 137%

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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 $355Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	308x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $241Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	175x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $375Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	96x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,000Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	186x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	82x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	69x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	95x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	71x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	59x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 107%, 3,536 samples	26x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	22x
CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 29,525 samples	14x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,461

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