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 (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	350% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	58 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '22 at 18:56
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 5900X-$245 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 172 2-Core 348 108% 203 Pts	4-Core 681 8-Core 1,235 115% 958 Pts	64-Core 2,304 143% 2,304 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Asus(1043 8802) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.23 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 322 Reflection 307 Parallax 338 262% 323 fps	Gravity 264 Splatting 198 200% 231 fps
Poor: 162% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1748 1710 1710 1860 1666 1454 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	350% Outstanding	Read 2,438 Write 1,796 Mixed 1,691 SusWrite 1,691 427% 1,904 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 86.9 292% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,467 DQ Write 1,157 DQ Mixed 1,333 992% 1,319 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 350% Great: 435%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3178 3168 3272 3255 3098 3170 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	442% Outstanding	Read 2,740 Write 3,148 Mixed 2,782 SusWrite 3,190 671% 2965 MB/s	4K Read 69.9 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 93.5 306% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,568 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 613 537% 838 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 442% Great: 526%
OCZ ARC 100 480GB-$70 1,835 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 279GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 340 401 366 424 394 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 389 Write 418 Mixed 292 SusWrite 390 84% 372 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 49 4K Mixed 26.7 91% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 218 165% 223 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-32GTZN 2x31.5GB 139 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 54.6 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 42.9 134% 46.8 GB/s	SC Read 31.3 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 40 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 139%

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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 $189Bench 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 $899Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16