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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	273% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '21 at 17:49
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 7 5800X-$202 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.75 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 165 2-Core 320 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 618 8-Core 1,062 102% 840 Pts	64-Core 1,543 96% 1,543 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% Asus(1043 04F2) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 213 Reflection 243 Parallax 458 174% 305 fps	Gravity 156 Splatting 265 194% 210 fps
Poor: 165% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 424GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2393 956 950 955 939 951 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2,191 Write 3,049 Mixed 2,280 SusWrite 1,191 492% 2,178 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 76.5 249% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 815 DQ Write 736 DQ Mixed 768 578% 773 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 486%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 931GB free Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3572 3646 3660 3692 3696 3698 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	420% Outstanding	Read 2,271 Write 3,428 Mixed 2256 SusWrite 3,661 660% 2,904 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 72.7 233% 85.2 MB/s	DQ Read 768 DQ Write 693 DQ Mixed 723 544% 728 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 420% Great: 486%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 1x16GB 213 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	64.9% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 17.8 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 22.5 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 65%

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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 $260Bench 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	731x
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 $269	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 $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 $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