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 as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	119.2 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 19 '21 at 00:59
Run Duration	338 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 3950X-$515 50,170 User benchmarks, average bench 89% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 73.6 1-Core 122 2-Core 244 80% 147 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 978 86% 734 Pts	64-Core 2,426 150% 2,426 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.27 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 212 Reflection 321 Parallax 234 173% 256 fps	Gravity 212 Splatting 166 164% 189 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS200T2B0C- 2TB 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2170 SusWrite @10s intervals: 541 528 528 554 558 547 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Amd-raid Array 1 4TB 614 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 3.5TB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 337 235 223 216 218 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 417 Write 847 Mixed 387 SusWrite 262 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 15.3 4K Mixed 13.9 47% 14.4 MB/s	DQ Read 95.4 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 37.9 61% 113 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 499%
Seagate Firecuda 2TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 2TB free Firmware: STNS SusWrite @10s intervals: 3375 3421 3419 3431 3419 3421 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 68% Great: 294%
Amd-raid Array 5 1TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 931GB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 338 235 223 216 218 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 482 Write 444 Mixed 442 SusWrite 263 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 37.5 134% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 123 100% 139 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 454%
Amd-raid Array 2 12TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 10.5TB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 525 530 540 565 563 559 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 290 Write 362 Mixed 134 SusWrite 547 242% 333 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.1 323% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 270%
SanDisk' Cruzer Fit 32GB 1,022 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 23GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 3.6 9.6 11 10 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 25.8 Write 20.3 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 10 23% 17.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 2.4 210% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 18%
WD easystore 25FB 14TB 201 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 13TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 210 207 210 202 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 212 Mixed 204 SusWrite 208 285% 207 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 1.2 394% 7.37 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 8.5 DQ Mixed 1.3 336% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK128GX4M4A2666C16 4x31.8GB 242 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 43.2 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 37.4 113% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 36.6 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 93.3 43% 93.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 130%

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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 $107Bench 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: $1,829

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 $178	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