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 (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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.
Boot Drive	403% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	121.9 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '21 at 20:54
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 79.6 1-Core 166 2-Core 332 102% 193 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 1,263 113% 953 Pts	64-Core 2,819 174% 2,819 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon-VII-$841 13,762 User benchmarks, average bench 101% AMD(1002 081E) Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 135 Reflection 121 Parallax 210 110% 155 fps	Gravity 149 Splatting 84.6 99% 117 fps
Poor: 91% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 782GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3164 3219 3224 2571 1620 1645 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	403% Outstanding	Read 2,829 Write 3249 Mixed 2,999 SusWrite 2,574 658% 2,913 MB/s	4K Read 69.1 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 90.1 290% 97 MB/s	DQ Read 1,001 DQ Write 900 DQ Mixed 960 717% 954 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 403% Great: 488%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 308GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 462 463 463 463 461 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 452 Mixed 380 SusWrite 462 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 75.1 4K Mixed 49 162% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 200 150% 201 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 134%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 911GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 463 464 464 464 464 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 452 Mixed 418 SusWrite 463 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 76.3 4K Mixed 46.6 152% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 200 150% 201 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 128%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$104 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 573GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 463 464 464 464 464 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 451 Mixed 445 SusWrite 463 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 75.9 4K Mixed 52.5 170% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 200 150% 201 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 137%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 285GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 463 463 464 464 464 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 451 Mixed 395 SusWrite 463 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 51 166% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 200 150% 201 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 828GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 170 171 173 166 168 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 129 Write 132 Mixed 63 SusWrite 167 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 105%
SAMSUNG HM320JI 320GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 156GB free, PID 047a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 35.2 Write 34.7 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 36.7 46% 33.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 60% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-32GTZR 4x31.8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	MC Read 113 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 34.1 172% 60.1 GB/s	SC Read 26.7 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 33.3 76% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 81.4 49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 142%

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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 $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	415x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
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: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,308

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16