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 (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	350% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	117.4 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 04 '21 at 18:57
Run Duration	299 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 87.5 1-Core 161 2-Core 320 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 1,138 105% 876 Pts	64-Core 2,735 169% 2,735 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.92 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 102 Reflection 99.5 Parallax 89.6 83% 97 fps	Gravity 92.3 Splatting 78.9 75% 85.6 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 815GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2931 2956 2952 2733 1612 1661 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	350% Outstanding	Read 2,462 Write 2,954 Mixed 2768 SusWrite 2,474 603% 2,665 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 73.6 234% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 624 DQ Write 587 DQ Mixed 604 454% 605 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 350% Great: 488%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 552GB free Firmware: RKT401.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3465 3544 3539 3530 1259 955 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	329% Outstanding	Read 1,853 Write 3,259 Mixed 2,089 SusWrite 2,715 564% 2,479 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 61.2 195% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 678 DQ Write 584 DQ Mixed 652 483% 638 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 329% Great: 486%
WD Elements 25A3 14TB 1,201 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 9.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 195 201 196 194 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 194 Mixed 198 SusWrite 195 267% 193 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 8.5 4K Mixed 1.2 370% 6.87 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 9.4 DQ Mixed 1.8 385% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 103%
Corsair Voyager SliderX2 32GB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 30GB free, PID 1a16 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 39.5 Write 39.7 Mixed 15.7 38% 31.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.2 84% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 45%
WD My Passport 0740 500GB 3,483 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 466GB free, PID 0740 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 37.8 Write 39.2 Mixed 28.9 45% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.7 114% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M2E3200C16 4x31.8GB 849 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 52.6 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 37.6 122% 42.8 GB/s	SC Read 29.5 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 36.5 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 115% 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	1,582x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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