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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	466% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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, 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, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	60.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '22 at 01:43
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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 5900X-$249 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 (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 177 2-Core 355 112% 209 Pts	4-Core 682 8-Core 1,321 119% 1,001 Pts	64-Core 2,275 141% 2,275 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.23 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 330 Reflection 290 Parallax 329 269% 317 fps	Gravity 264 Splatting 190 196% 227 fps
Poor: 162% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 868GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613200WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4653 4717 1386 1226 1296 1321 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	466% Outstanding	Read 3,256 Write 4,739 Mixed 3,268 SusWrite 2,433 774% 3,424 MB/s	4K Read 79.6 4K Write 252 4K Mixed 106 390% 146 MB/s	DQ Read 1,654 DQ Write 1,398 DQ Mixed 1,512 1,136% 1,521 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 466% Great: 573%
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 2TB free Firmware: 614900WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4284 4298 4299 4291 4295 4291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	592% Outstanding	Read 3,942 Write 4,185 Mixed 3,058 SusWrite 4293 873% 3,870 MB/s	4K Read 69.6 4K Write 212 4K Mixed 88.2 331% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,659 DQ Write 1553 DQ Mixed 1,551 1,179% 1,588 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 592% Great: 578%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C14-16GTZN 4x16GB 123 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	130% Outstanding	MC Read 58.8 MC Write 43.9 MC Mixed 42.2 138% 48.3 GB/s	SC Read 32.7 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 42.6 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 142%

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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	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 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 $90Bench 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: $1,826

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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