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 (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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	428% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	20.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '21 at 22:26
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^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-$245 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 164 2-Core 327 105% 195 Pts	4-Core 639 8-Core 1227 111% 933 Pts	64-Core 2,251 139% 2,251 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 87.9 Reflection 105 Parallax 95.6 72% 96.3 fps	Gravity 94.4 Splatting 94.7 84% 94.6 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 892GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 390 417 397 391 391 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 448 Mixed 422 SusWrite 396 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 58.7 191% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 126 116% 178 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 745GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1971 3349 3355 3042 1532 1533 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	428% Outstanding	Read 2,818 Write 3,340 Mixed 3,050 SusWrite 2,464 659% 2,918 MB/s	4K Read 83.1 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 110 362% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,388 DQ Write 973 DQ Mixed 1,144 864% 1,169 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 428% Great: 488%
WD Elements 25A3 12TB 3,390 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 173 182 182 175 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 189 Mixed 198 SusWrite 178 259% 189 MB/s	4K Read 11.4 4K Write 8.7 4K Mixed 1.3 382% 7.13 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 8.8 DQ Mixed 1.4 350% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 100%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 147GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 141 140 141 141 140 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 166 Write 170 Mixed 129 SusWrite 141 204% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 133% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 105%
Generic MassStorageClass 256GB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 114GB free, PID 0754 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 42 76 85 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 91.8 Write 84.8 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 76.6 108% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 3.3 214% 4 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GB 9,865 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 52.7 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 42.2 130% 45.7 GB/s	SC Read 31.4 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 37.5 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

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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 $260	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 $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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16