Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	300% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '21 at 13:26
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 165 2-Core 321 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 653 8-Core 1,256 113% 954 Pts	64-Core 2,336 145% 2,336 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 370GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1546 925 917 916 913 792 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,038 Write 3,726 Mixed 2325 SusWrite 1,002 514% 2,273 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 225 4K Mixed 83.9 316% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1461 DQ Write 1285 DQ Mixed 1,357 1,022% 1,368 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 472%
Wd_black SN750 2TB 4,264 User benchmarks, average bench 268% 1.5TB free Firmware: 112000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2417 1704 1503 1501 1500 1501 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 1,964 Write 2,369 Mixed 1,805 SusWrite 1,688 442% 1,956 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 220 4K Mixed 77.8 290% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,460 DQ Write 1,275 DQ Mixed 1,373 1,028% 1,369 MB/s
Poor: 190% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 347%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 51GB free Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,108 Write 1,434 Mixed 1,002 334% 1,515 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 67.4 249% 92.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,280 DQ Write 413 DQ Mixed 506 462% 733 MB/s
Poor: 138% Great: 283%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB 3,362 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 29GB free, PID 00ee Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 4.4 2.6 5.6 5.4 7.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	6.75% Terrible	Read 30.7 Write 10.7 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 4.9 15% 13.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.75% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-8GTZN 4x8GB 1,396 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	MC Read 57.8 MC Write 44.3 MC Mixed 44.2 139% 48.8 GB/s	SC Read 32.7 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 41.4 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 130%

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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 DARK HERO

CPU
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,582x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,495x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	667x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	730x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	425x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	211x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	172x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 107%, 3,536 samples	108x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZN 2x16GBGBench 116%, 1,706 samples	71x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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