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 (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	92.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	54.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210730
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '22 at 21:11
Run Duration	313 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 80.6 1-Core 183 2-Core 361 109% 208 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 1,184 108% 904 Pts	64-Core 2,946 182% 2,946 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Gigabyte(1458 2321) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.5.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 130 Reflection 146 Parallax 200 106% 158 fps	Gravity 150 Splatting 97.2 106% 123 fps
Poor: 91% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M550 1TB-$700 1,628 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 845GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 420 399 391 404 374 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 436 Mixed 309 SusWrite 402 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 77 4K Mixed 37.3 129% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 173 144% 208 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 109%
Crucial M550 1TB-$700 1,628 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 844GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 429 427 421 436 404 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 436 Mixed 313 SusWrite 424 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 77.4 4K Mixed 37.5 130% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 173 143% 207 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 212 211 211 209 214 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 216 217 213 219 217 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
SanDisk Clip Sport Go 32GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 28GB free, PID 75a2 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.8 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.9 7.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 8.7 Write 5.7 Mixed 8 SusWrite 6.7 10% 7.27 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 2.6 177% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4800C20-16GTES 4x16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	143% Outstanding	MC Read 93.5 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 37.5 160% 55.9 GB/s	SC Read 28.5 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 35.3 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 143% 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	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,498x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $199Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	417x

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	470x

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 $86Bench 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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16