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 (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	440% 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '21 at 17:37
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 165 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 642 8-Core 1204 110% 923 Pts	64-Core 2,802 173% 2,802 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87D9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 496.13 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 144 Reflection 144 Parallax 144 117% 144 fps	Gravity 144 Splatting 144 128% 144 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3125 3137 3139 3131 3135 3130 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	440% Outstanding	Read 2710 Write 3,094 Mixed 2,882 SusWrite 3,133 669% 2,955 MB/s	4K Read 66.9 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 88.7 284% 95.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,215 DQ Write 1,097 DQ Mixed 1,121 850% 1,144 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 440% Great: 526%
Sabrent Rocket Q 4TB 450 User benchmarks, average bench 308% 3.5TB free Firmware: RKT30Q.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2665 2704 2703 2697 2700 2700 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	359% Outstanding	Read 1,448 Write 2,533 Mixed 1,666 SusWrite 2,695 475% 2,085 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 77 260% 94.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,332 DQ Write 1,178 DQ Mixed 1,260 943% 1,257 MB/s
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 359% Great: 403%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTRS 2x16GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	MC Read 58.9 MC Write 45.8 MC Mixed 46 144% 50.2 GB/s	SC Read 32.9 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 41 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 143%

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Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO Builds (Compare 3,949 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,720

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16