Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	166% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	57.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 04 '21 at 05:07
Run Duration	827 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing way below expectations (16^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-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg) Relative performance (0^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Memory 68.3 1-Core 55.8 2-Core 89.7 46% 71.3 Pts	4-Core 178 8-Core 442 35% 310 Pts	64-Core 2,250 139% 2,250 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 112 Parallax 142 104% 127 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 119 Splatting 109 108% 136 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 367GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 979 935 916 939 1010 991 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 1,682 Write 1,322 Mixed 1,177 SusWrite 962 288% 1,286 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 31.6 4K Mixed 30 96% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 223 165% 222 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 442%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 530GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 364 364 375 390 365 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 418 Write 371 Mixed 342 SusWrite 366 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 35 4K Mixed 28.4 87% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 146 124% 183 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 122%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 448GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 351 351 361 321 349 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 404 Write 340 Mixed 361 SusWrite 343 82% 362 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 39.2 4K Mixed 29 91% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 124 105% 156 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 125%
Samsung 860 Pro 2TB-$474 2,198 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 449GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 364 363 374 389 365 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 370 Write 391 Mixed 384 SusWrite 366 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 41.1 4K Mixed 27.2 94% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 141 107% 145 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 131%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 440GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 934 881 897 945 945 979 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 1,149 Write 758 Mixed 877 SusWrite 930 208% 929 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 45.4 4K Mixed 37.9 118% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 253 197% 271 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 295%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1TB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1975 1865 2041 2024 1895 1974 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1,728 Write 2,130 Mixed 1,984 SusWrite 1,962 442% 1,951 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 48.9 4K Mixed 38.5 131% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 393 260% 311 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 526%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 512GB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 357 362 374 373 389 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 434 Write 379 Mixed 375 SusWrite 371 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 36.5 4K Mixed 30.9 92% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 143 109% 147 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 133%
SanDisk Ultra 250GB 790 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 151GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 10 9.7 10 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 33.1 Write 18.1 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 10 26% 21 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1.4 117% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2Z3600C18 CMT32GX4M2Z3600C18 G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-16GTZR G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-16GTZR 64GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 52.5 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 40.8 129% 45.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 26.8 68% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 129%

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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 $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