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 (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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.
Boot Drive	414% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	58.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '21 at 22:39
Run Duration	283 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 166 2-Core 332 107% 198 Pts	4-Core 645 8-Core 1,269 113% 957 Pts	64-Core 2,875 178% 2,875 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 333 Reflection 294 Parallax 332 271% 320 fps	Gravity 263 Splatting 188 195% 226 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$104 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 851GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3253 3239 3248 2548 1605 1668 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	414% Outstanding	Read 2,813 Write 3,285 Mixed 3,013 SusWrite 2,594 661% 2,926 MB/s	4K Read 73 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 99.1 320% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,012 DQ Write 902 DQ Mixed 964 721% 960 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 414% Great: 488%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$104 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3221 3223 3211 2645 1710 1718 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	408% Outstanding	Read 2,653 Write 2,726 Mixed 2980 SusWrite 2,621 620% 2,745 MB/s	4K Read 72.5 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 96.1 310% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1055 DQ Write 982 DQ Mixed 1,019 765% 1,019 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 408% Great: 488%
SanDisk Cruzer Spark 32GB 1,702 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 27GB free, PID 55a1 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 8.6 11 10 8.7 10 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 33 Write 18.5 Mixed 18.9 SusWrite 10.9 25% 20.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 2.3 204% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 19%
Verbatim STORE N GO 16GB 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 12GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 4.3 4.5 3.5 3.5 3.7 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	3.55% Terrible	Read 14.7 Write 9.2 Mixed 11.2 SusWrite 3.8 12% 9.72 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 9% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.55% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GB 3,536 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	MC Read 62 MC Write 45.1 MC Mixed 43.4 143% 50.2 GB/s	SC Read 32.1 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 41.8 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO Builds (Compare 3,946 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $1,306Bench 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 $104Bench 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: $1,826

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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