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 (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	422% 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.

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, 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '21 at 02:23
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$354 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 way above expectations (86^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 170 2-Core 338 108% 200 Pts	4-Core 654 8-Core 1198 111% 926 Pts	64-Core 2,360 146% 2,360 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$580 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Asus(1043 8802); TUF-RTX3080TI-O12G-GAMING CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 287 Reflection 269 Parallax 324 234% 293 fps	Gravity 246 Splatting 184 186% 215 fps
Poor: 162% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 789GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3333 3356 1844 1814 1825 1817 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	422% Outstanding	Read 2,859 Write 3,350 Mixed 3,063 SusWrite 2,332 655% 2,901 MB/s	4K Read 83.5 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 115 375% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,300 DQ Write 841 DQ Mixed 1,038 783% 1,060 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 422% Great: 488%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 755GB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3312 3314 3317 2222 1561 1569 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	436% Outstanding	Read 2,895 Write 2,879 Mixed 3,056 SusWrite 2,549 642% 2,845 MB/s	4K Read 81 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 112 362% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,344 DQ Write 952 DQ Mixed 1,103 836% 1,133 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 436% Great: 488%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C14-16GTES 2x16GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 129% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	148% Outstanding	MC Read 69.3 MC Write 49.8 MC Mixed 49.8 161% 56.3 GB/s	SC Read 31.3 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 44.1 97% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 158%

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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 $354Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,589x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,500x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $180Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	418x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $580Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	670x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	472x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	732x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	211x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	173x
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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,659

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16