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 (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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	327% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210727
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '21 at 13:46
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 170 2-Core 339 108% 200 Pts	4-Core 662 8-Core 1,119 108% 891 Pts	64-Core 2,946 182% 2,946 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% XFX(1EAE 6701) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.7.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 213 Reflection 252 Parallax 451 173% 306 fps	Gravity 160 Splatting 274 200% 217 fps
Poor: 165% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$85 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1112 1061 1052 1057 1055 1041 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	327% Outstanding	Read 2972 Write 3054 Mixed 1,529 SusWrite 1,063 481% 2,154 MB/s	4K Read 55.2 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 72.8 288% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,580 DQ Write 938 DQ Mixed 1,086 855% 1,202 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 327% Great: 442%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 161GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2281 614 616 615 616 617 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2,568 Write 2,336 Mixed 1,557 SusWrite 893 410% 1,839 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 65.5 287% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,654 DQ Write 1553 DQ Mixed 1,541 1,174% 1,583 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 340%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 1.5TB free Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1415 1415 1418 1418 645 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,534 Write 1,403 Mixed 1070 SusWrite 1,078 285% 1,271 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 72.2 4K Mixed 85.2 168% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 951 DQ Write 855 DQ Mixed 569 518% 792 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 282%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GTZNC 4x8GB 2,385 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	128% Outstanding	MC Read 53.2 MC Write 45 MC Mixed 44.6 136% 47.6 GB/s	SC Read 33.4 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 40.2 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 132%

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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	1,496x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $15Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	667x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: $1,819

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 $15	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) $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