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 (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	347% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '21 at 18:04
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 161 2-Core 322 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 632 8-Core 1,186 108% 909 Pts	64-Core 3,055 189% 3,055 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$89 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 404GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1296 1119 1084 1074 1090 1084 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 2,831 Write 2,522 Mixed 2,737 SusWrite 1,125 517% 2,304 MB/s	4K Read 75.8 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 105 351% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,343 DQ Write 1,180 DQ Mixed 1,239 935% 1,254 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 442%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB (2019)-$300 4,259 User benchmarks, average bench 263% 142GB free Firmware: 102430WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2162 1876 1332 1333 1330 1034 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 1,699 Write 2,087 Mixed 1,642 SusWrite 1,511 392% 1,735 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 60.5 238% 98.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,408 DQ Write 1,223 DQ Mixed 1,297 977% 1,310 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 320%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-16GTZR 2x16GB 1,086 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	138% Outstanding	MC Read 60.8 MC Write 45.5 MC Mixed 49 148% 51.8 GB/s	SC Read 31.6 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 43 98% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 140%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	415x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16