Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	90% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	444% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '21 at 21:47
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$245 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 177 2-Core 353 111% 208 Pts	4-Core 680 8-Core 1,294 118% 987 Pts	64-Core 2332 144% 2332 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6276) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Lighting 114 Reflection 116 Parallax 105 93% 112 fps	MRender 96.5 Gravity 106 Splatting 103 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$113 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2418 2548 1875 1654 1632 1684 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	444% Outstanding	Read 3,780 Write 4553 Mixed 3,219 SusWrite 1,968 761% 3,380 MB/s	4K Read 79.4 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 101 363% 131 MB/s	DQ Read 1,624 DQ Write 1,120 DQ Mixed 1,336 1,007% 1,360 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 444% Great: 595%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 9GB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 82 75 76 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 82.2 Write 77.2 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 75.3 52% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 68%
ST4000VN 000-1H4168 4TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 333GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	25.4% Poor	Read 128 Write 128 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 7 105% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 63%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 179GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 159 158 158 159 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 165 Write 154 Mixed 89 SusWrite 158 189% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 64% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 62%
TOSHIBA MD04ACA400 4TB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 58GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 159 158 157 159 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 188 Write 171 Mixed 72 SusWrite 155 191% 147 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 174% 5.8 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 72%
ST8000DM 002-1YW112 8TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 249GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 27 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 230 Write 226 Mixed 128 SusWrite 7.7 183% 148 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 260% 6.73 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-16GTZR 2x16GB 1,086 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	MC Read 58.3 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 43.1 135% 47.2 GB/s	SC Read 30.5 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 39.7 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 140%

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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	1,585x
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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16