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 way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	501% 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	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220426
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '22 at 12:35
Run Duration	372 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^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-$259 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 175 2-Core 344 109% 204 Pts	4-Core 684 8-Core 1,265 117% 975 Pts	64-Core 2,274 141% 2,274 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.5.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 216 Reflection 268 Parallax 431 176% 305 fps	Gravity 184 Splatting 293 219% 238 fps
Poor: 165% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3330 3367 3356 3385 3386 3369 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	501% Outstanding	Read 3000 Write 3,397 Mixed 3020 SusWrite 3,365 723% 3,196 MB/s	4K Read 80.5 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 113 375% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 1,476 DQ Write 1,154 DQ Mixed 1,292 973% 1,307 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 501% Great: 526%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 227GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 441 413 295 296 295 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 453 Mixed 445 SusWrite 363 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 59.3 198% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 219 165% 222 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 128%
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 477GB free Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2258 791 516 558 557 561 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,128 Write 565 Mixed 1,267 SusWrite 874 215% 958 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 82.5 274% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 696 DQ Write 1,400 DQ Mixed 983 766% 1,026 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 277%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 194 194 190 186 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 114 Write 161 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 191 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 80% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 90%
ASMT 2105 1TB 1,332 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 689GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 102 101 102 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 98.5 Write 101 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 102 123% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 79%
USB DISK 8GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 7.6 7.3 7.4 7.3 7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	6.94% Terrible	Read 19.3 Write 6 Mixed 6 SusWrite 7.3 11% 9.65 MB/s	4K Read 10.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 40% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.94% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M4C3200C16 CMT16GX4M2C3200C16 CMT16GX4M2C3200C16 CMT32GX4M4C3200C16 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	119% Outstanding	MC Read 53.8 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 40.7 127% 44.6 GB/s	SC Read 29.5 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 35.5 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 119%

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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 $259Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $189Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	416x

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 $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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16