Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 167% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	147% 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	410% 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	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '21 at 04:50
Run Duration	546 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 85.9 1-Core 160 2-Core 315 101% 187 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 1,185 107% 899 Pts	64-Core 2,195 136% 2,195 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3909) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	147% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 202 Parallax 194 175% 203 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 150 Splatting 133 127% 159 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 613000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 691 696 706 2070 4640 4624 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	410% Outstanding	Read 3,090 Write 4,490 Mixed 3,124 SusWrite 2,238 731% 3,236 MB/s	4K Read 69.3 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 90.7 319% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,230 DQ Write 1,068 DQ Mixed 1,263 916% 1,187 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 410% Great: 578%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 931GB free Firmware: RKT401.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1029 2840 3962 3969 3967 3965 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	430% Outstanding	Read 2127 Write 2,726 Mixed 2,240 SusWrite 3,289 589% 2,596 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 87 289% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,492 DQ Write 963 DQ Mixed 1,212 908% 1,223 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 430% Great: 486%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 186GB free Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 979 1491 2081 2082 2083 2083 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	329% Outstanding	Read 2,343 Write 1,982 Mixed 960 SusWrite 1,800 396% 1771 MB/s	4K Read 53.7 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 75.5 265% 97.8 MB/s	DQ Read 993 DQ Write 960 DQ Mixed 896 695% 949 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 329% Great: 353%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 345GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1605 1521 1523 1523 1520 1521 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,026 Write 2,259 Mixed 1,873 SusWrite 1,536 434% 1,923 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 203 4K Mixed 80.7 290% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,230 DQ Write 969 DQ Mixed 1,134 839% 1,111 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 347%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 259GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 398 457 457 457 457 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 452 Mixed 444 SusWrite 426 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 58.8 192% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 201 142% 179 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 137%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 602GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 466 465 465 466 466 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 452 Mixed 399 SusWrite 465 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 57.2 188% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 201 151% 202 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 157GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 464 461 461 462 460 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 451 Mixed 386 SusWrite 462 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 57.3 187% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 201 151% 202 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 198GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 279 206 177 196 196 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 405 Mixed 386 SusWrite 253 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 53 176% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 166 134% 190 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 126%
ST12000NM0008-2H3101 12TB 363 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1.5TB free Firmware: SN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 161 160 162 164 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 226 Write 213 Mixed 106 SusWrite 162 40% 177 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 10 4K Mixed 1.6 60% 15.5 MB/s	DQ Read 5.7 DQ Write 8.3 DQ Mixed 1.3 3% 5.1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 41%
WDC WD161KRYZ-01AGBB0 16TB 385 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 15TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 275 281 261 237 263 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	32.2% Below average	Read 246 Write 247 Mixed 140 SusWrite 262 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 9.9 4K Mixed 0.8 23% 7.2 MB/s	DQ Read 2.7 DQ Write 6.5 DQ Mixed 5.8 4% 5 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 35%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 78GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 185 181 183 183 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 196 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 184 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.3 250% 2 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%

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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 51.2 MC Write 46.5 MC Mixed 45.1 136% 47.6 GB/s	SC Read 29.8 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 40.8 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 127% 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	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 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: $1,828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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