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 below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	307% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	49.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '21 at 06:30
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^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 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 87.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 1,037 92% 782 Pts	64-Core 2,069 128% 2,069 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 68.1 Reflection 71 Parallax 71.8 56% 70.3 fps	Gravity 68.4 Splatting 64.5 59% 66.4 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2091 2116 2147 1985 1534 1524 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 2,470 Write 2,144 Mixed 1,845 SusWrite 1,900 470% 2,090 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 66.9 216% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 579 DQ Write 504 DQ Mixed 532 401% 539 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 435%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 810GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 446 442 442 441 441 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 435 Mixed 411 SusWrite 443 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 66.7 4K Mixed 40.1 128% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 199 150% 201 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 762GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 446 442 442 441 441 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 435 Mixed 425 SusWrite 443 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 67.1 4K Mixed 47.1 153% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 200 150% 202 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 56GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 219 190 177 170 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 484 Write 434 Mixed 367 SusWrite 219 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 64.4 4K Mixed 45.8 149% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 200 150% 200 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 124%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 770GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 115 117 116 117 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 127 Write 106 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 115 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M2D3600C18 2x31.5GB 4,599 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 55.7 MC Write 42.7 MC Mixed 41.7 133% 46.7 GB/s	SC Read 27.4 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 36.9 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 127%

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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	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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