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 (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	338% 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

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Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 05 '21 at 17:58
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^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-$260 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 above expectations (70^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 77.9 1-Core 166 2-Core 332 101% 192 Pts	4-Core 651 8-Core 1,266 114% 959 Pts	64-Core 2,304 143% 2,304 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$879 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 282 Reflection 249 Parallax 311 230% 281 fps	Gravity 239 Splatting 172 177% 205 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$155 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2586 2461 2369 2622 2716 2700 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	338% Outstanding	Read 2,476 Write 2,725 Mixed 2,621 SusWrite 2,575 588% 2,599 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 60 192% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 543 DQ Write 425 DQ Mixed 430 337% 466 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 338% Great: 526%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$235 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 430 431 365 361 431 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 431 Mixed 415 SusWrite 408 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 56.8 4K Mixed 42 135% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 198 149% 199 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 133%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 725GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 53 53 52 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 53.9 Write 53.2 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 52 34% 46.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.2 40% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.5% Excellent	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 26.9 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 24.6 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 84.5 47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 125%

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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 $354Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,589x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,500x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $180Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	418x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	670x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	472x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	732x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $155Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	211x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	173x
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: $1,659

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16