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 (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	291% 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, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '22 at 13:55
Run Duration	320 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (63^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 5950X-$354 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 178 2-Core 349 110% 206 Pts	4-Core 692 8-Core 1,348 121% 1,020 Pts	64-Core 2,849 176% 2,849 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% PowerColor(148C 2408) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.12.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 243 Reflection 253 Parallax 500 198% 332 fps	Gravity 198 Splatting 287 221% 242 fps
Poor: 177% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 249GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1556 934 568 589 585 592 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 2,382 Write 2,237 Mixed 1,491 SusWrite 804 386% 1,728 MB/s	4K Read 60.3 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 80.7 269% 93.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,223 DQ Write 1,625 DQ Mixed 1,318 1,025% 1,389 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$157 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 680GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2266 2167 1172 1184 1176 1194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	346% Outstanding	Read 2,466 Write 2,276 Mixed 1,736 SusWrite 1,526 449% 2,001 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 88.2 294% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,548 DQ Write 1,268 DQ Mixed 1,378 1,040% 1,398 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 346% Great: 372%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 574GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 433 432 412 385 373 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 408 Mixed 364 SusWrite 410 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 82.6 4K Mixed 37.9 130% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 201 153% 207 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 684GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 432 434 430 433 390 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 406 Mixed 408 SusWrite 424 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 48.9 161% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 201 154% 211 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$155 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2TB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 434 434 433 434 435 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 422 Mixed 390 SusWrite 434 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 82.8 4K Mixed 47.5 158% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 199 154% 211 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M4C3600C18 4x8GB 4,375 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	MC Read 57.6 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 43.8 138% 48.5 GB/s	SC Read 31.4 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 40.8 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 135%

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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 $354Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	1,589x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $230Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,500x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $180Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	418x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $580Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	670x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	472x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	732x
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	173x
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: $1,659

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	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 $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