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 as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	412% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211214
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '22 at 22:04
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 75.9 1-Core 174 2-Core 346 104% 199 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 1,028 100% 823 Pts	64-Core 1,206 75% 1,206 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 4897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 511.79 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 305 Reflection 262 Parallax 302 248% 290 fps	Gravity 243 Splatting 178 182% 210 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$113 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 362GB free (System drive) Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1929 2818 1050 1086 1000 1183 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	412% Outstanding	Read 3,752 Write 4,454 Mixed 3,213 SusWrite 1,511 727% 3,232 MB/s	4K Read 77.8 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 99.8 357% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 1,569 DQ Write 1,129 DQ Mixed 1,337 1,002% 1,345 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 412% Great: 595%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 22GB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 103 105 105 108 105 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 76.9 Write 71.8 Mixed 48.6 SusWrite 105 56% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 68%
ST4000VN 000-1H4168 4TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 333GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	22.7% Poor	Read 107 Write 132 Mixed 69.1 SusWrite 8.3 102% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 63%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 179GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 158 159 159 158 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 166 Write 117 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 158 174% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 64% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 62%
TOSHIBA MD04ACA400 4TB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 58GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 157 159 159 158 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 187 Write 179 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 157 198% 151 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 186% 7.2 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 72%
ST8000DM 002-1YW112 8TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 295GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 47 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 249 Write 232 Mixed 127 SusWrite 8.2 189% 154 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 265% 7.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-16GTZR 2x16GB 1,086 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	68.5% Good	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 26.4 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 24.9 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 28 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 88.4 45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 140%

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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 $175Bench 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 $909Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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