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 (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	266% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '22 at 08:03
Run Duration	284 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 81.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 295 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 1,153 101% 861 Pts	64-Core 2,245 139% 2,245 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3998) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.15 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 348 Reflection 304 Parallax 342 283% 331 fps	Gravity 270 Splatting 196 201% 233 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G3XHC-00SJG0 500GB 11,656 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 328GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1107 822 809 761 519 555 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 2,037 Write 1,992 Mixed 1,717 SusWrite 762 365% 1,627 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 76.9 275% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,331 DQ Write 1,074 DQ Mixed 1,184 892% 1,196 MB/s
Poor: 184% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 288%
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$70 12,376 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 402GB free Firmware: 711240WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1827 1848 1848 1094 121 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 1,176 Write 1,849 Mixed 1,564 SusWrite 1,142 325% 1,433 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 80.3 290% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,401 DQ Write 990 DQ Mixed 1,191 891% 1,194 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 296%
Sabrent Disk Device 6TB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 52 53 56 57 57 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 186 Write 193 Mixed 111 SusWrite 54.3 175% 136 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 9 4K Mixed 1.5 368% 4.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 5.2 DQ Mixed 1.8 242% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 88%
Sabrent Disk Device 2TB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 857GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 103 111 113 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 131 Write 132 Mixed 94.7 SusWrite 107 156% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 144% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 123%
Sabrent Disk Device 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 999GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 52 52 56 57 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 147 Write 143 Mixed 108 SusWrite 54.2 147% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 147% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 85%
Sabrent Disk Device 10TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 5.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 234 231 230 226 233 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 237 Write 230 Mixed 131 SusWrite 230 277% 207 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 1.7 279% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 43.7 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 35.7 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 25.8 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 34.3 78% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

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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 $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $162Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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