Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	58.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	451% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	55.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '21 at 06:54
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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-$363 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 89.9 1-Core 163 2-Core 322 103% 192 Pts	4-Core 642 8-Core 1,149 108% 896 Pts	64-Core 2,827 175% 2,827 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.7% Above average	Lighting 73.5 Reflection 75.2 Parallax 68.9 60% 72.5 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 72 Splatting 67.7 56% 69.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 704GB free (System drive) Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4755 2080 1223 1399 1462 1643 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	451% Outstanding	Read 3700 Write 4,762 Mixed 3255 SusWrite 2,094 778% 3,453 MB/s	4K Read 79.1 4K Write 229 4K Mixed 104 374% 137 MB/s	DQ Read 1,510 DQ Write 1,194 DQ Mixed 1,345 1,008% 1,350 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 451% Great: 595%
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 854GB free Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2485 2486 2487 2486 2486 2486 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	468% Outstanding	Read 3,495 Write 2,465 Mixed 2,570 SusWrite 2,486 617% 2,754 MB/s	4K Read 77.6 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 100 354% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,636 DQ Write 1,409 DQ Mixed 1,474 1,118% 1,506 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 468% Great: 595%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMN32GX4M2Z3600C18 4x16GB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 58 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 40 131% 45.8 GB/s	SC Read 29.8 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 38.9 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 138%

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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 $363Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,590x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,501x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $179Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	420x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	677x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $615Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	670x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	472x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	732x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	211x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	174x
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: $1,666

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16