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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	525% 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, 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	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '21 at 05:24
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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-$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 (100^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 179 2-Core 356 113% 210 Pts	4-Core 700 8-Core 1199 115% 949 Pts	64-Core 2,926 181% 2,926 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5475 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.68 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 304 Reflection 294 Parallax 324 248% 307 fps	Gravity 251 Splatting 185 188% 218 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 892GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613200WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4380 4379 4372 4443 4435 3356 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	525% Outstanding	Read 3,121 Write 4,444 Mixed 3,080 SusWrite 4,227 843% 3,718 MB/s	4K Read 70.7 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 92.5 332% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,018 DQ Write 789 DQ Mixed 880 665% 896 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 525% Great: 578%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 890GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 118 119 119 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 114 Write 63.9 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 119 65% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2.2 389% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 94%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$174 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 7.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 227 216 224 228 227 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
Seagate ST10000VN0008-2JJ101 10TB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 8TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 237 227 236 238 243 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLM8G44C19U4BL.M8FE1 4x8GB 185 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	MC Read 62.6 MC Write 49.5 MC Mixed 49 153% 53.7 GB/s	SC Read 33.9 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 44.9 102% 35.8 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 147%

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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	1,586x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,498x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $170Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	418x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	669x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	470x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 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 $93Bench 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: $1,721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	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