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 way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	384% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211214
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '22 at 10:26
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^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 5900X-$249 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)	111% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 179 2-Core 357 113% 210 Pts	4-Core 685 8-Core 1,330 119% 1,007 Pts	64-Core 2,359 146% 2,359 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.1.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 204 Reflection 242 Parallax 412 166% 286 fps	Gravity 153 Splatting 261 191% 207 fps
Poor: 165% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 535GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2601 2092 1472 1483 1503 1485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	384% Outstanding	Read 2,717 Write 2,637 Mixed 2,017 SusWrite 1,773 513% 2,286 MB/s	4K Read 73.9 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 103 347% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1497 DQ Write 1,155 DQ Mixed 1,308 983% 1,320 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 384% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 894GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2478 2152 1188 1203 1202 1200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	365% Outstanding	Read 2,536 Write 2,434 Mixed 1,743 SusWrite 1,570 465% 2,071 MB/s	4K Read 69.4 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 98.6 332% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,594 DQ Write 1,312 DQ Mixed 1436 1,080% 1,448 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 365% Great: 372%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GTZN 4x8GB 386 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	MC Read 62.3 MC Write 46.3 MC Mixed 47.9 149% 52.2 GB/s	SC Read 33.1 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 41.9 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 143%

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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	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,496x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	667x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	730x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	425x
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: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,818

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16