Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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.
Graphics	48.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	448% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	58.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '21 at 18:15
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 166 2-Core 331 106% 197 Pts	4-Core 651 8-Core 1,200 111% 925 Pts	64-Core 2,295 142% 2,295 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 377A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.40 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (60 fps cap detected)	48.7% Average	Lighting 59.7 Reflection 59.8 Parallax 59.7 49% 59.7 fps	MRender 59.8 Gravity 59.8 Splatting 59.1 49% 59.6 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 775GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3368 3394 3159 1632 1630 1618 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	448% Outstanding	Read 2,992 Write 3,377 Mixed 3,098 SusWrite 2,467 674% 2,983 MB/s	4K Read 84.4 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 116 384% 135 MB/s	DQ Read 1,411 DQ Write 1,214 DQ Mixed 1,306 981% 1,310 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 448% Great: 488%
Samsung 870 EVO 4TB-$370 9,454 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 3TB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 459 458 459 460 460 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 452 Mixed 444 SusWrite 459 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 60.4 196% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 201 151% 202 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 137%
WD Gold 12TB (2017)-$280 1,221 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 5TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 197 196 196 194 194 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 230 Write 240 Mixed 98.9 SusWrite 196 140% 191 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.3 303% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 138%
WD Gold 12TB (2017)-$280 1,221 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 4.5TB free Firmware: 02.02H02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 199 192 197 204 197 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 223 Write 237 Mixed 110 SusWrite 198 140% 192 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 1.7 399% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 138%
WD Gold 12TB (2017)-$280 1,221 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 4TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 202 205 199 197 203 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 206 Mixed 92.9 SusWrite 201 128% 176 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.2 294% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 138%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GVKC 4x16GB 780 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	MC Read 62.4 MC Write 44.6 MC Mixed 44.7 144% 50.6 GB/s	SC Read 32.9 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 42 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 135%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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