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 way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	115% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	58 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 04:58
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^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 5900X-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 165 2-Core 325 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 1,183 108% 907 Pts	64-Core 2243 139% 2243 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 4897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.41 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 294 Reflection 248 Parallax 284 240% 276 fps	Gravity 234 Splatting 172 176% 203 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGP31-1000GM-2 1TB 9,764 User benchmarks, average bench 312% 715GB free Firmware: 41060C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2547 2580 2583 1775 1437 1434 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	396% Outstanding	Read 2,632 Write 2,452 Mixed 1,721 SusWrite 2,060 498% 2,216 MB/s	4K Read 75 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 105 348% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,408 DQ Write 1,136 DQ Mixed 1,198 917% 1,247 MB/s
Poor: 181% ↑ This bench: 396% Great: 414%
Adata SU800NS38 256GB 10,211 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: 02K0S86E SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 231 230 230 229 229 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 462 Mixed 444 SusWrite 252 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 62.5 211% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 131 145% 246 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-32GTRS 2x31.5GB 157 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	MC Read 64.1 MC Write 43.4 MC Mixed 43.6 144% 50.4 GB/s	SC Read 30.5 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 40.9 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% 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	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 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 $90Bench 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: $1,826

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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