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 (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	445% 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	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, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	58.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '22 at 04:53
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 175 2-Core 346 110% 204 Pts	4-Core 678 8-Core 1,346 120% 1,012 Pts	64-Core 3,062 190% 3,062 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Asus(1043 8807) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.29 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 140 Reflection 141 Parallax 140 114% 140 fps	Gravity 140 Splatting 141 125% 141 fps
Poor: 162% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 834GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3146 3179 3201 2610 1625 1580 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	445% Outstanding	Read 2,952 Write 2,849 Mixed 3,073 SusWrite 2557 645% 2,858 MB/s	4K Read 84.7 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 116 377% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,410 DQ Write 985 DQ Mixed 1,159 876% 1,185 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 445% Great: 488%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 828GB free Firmware: SVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 469 469 469 469 468 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 462 Mixed 447 SusWrite 469 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 60.2 196% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 224 168% 226 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 137%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$194 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 176 175 175 176 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 184 Mixed 137 SusWrite 176 126% 171 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1 215% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 98%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 156 156 155 155 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 101 Mixed 116 SusWrite 154 99% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 101%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 115 112 117 116 111 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 163 Write 174 Mixed 121 SusWrite 114 192% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.2 221% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 86%
WD easystore 264D 14TB 1,761 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 13TB free, PID 264d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 220 200 208 211 214 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 221 Write 223 Mixed 166 SusWrite 210 278% 205 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 9.8 4K Mixed 2.3 431% 5.8 MB/s	DQ Read 2.5 DQ Write 9.7 DQ Mixed 2 407% 4.73 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GB 3,536 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	MC Read 59.2 MC Write 44.3 MC Mixed 43.2 140% 48.9 GB/s	SC Read 32.1 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 42 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

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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 $246Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	468x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: 78% - Very good

Total price: $1,308

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16