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 (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	430% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	58.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '22 at 19:19
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$189 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 171 2-Core 325 105% 195 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 1,151 106% 888 Pts	64-Core 1,626 101% 1,626 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.94 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 331 Reflection 307 Parallax 346 270% 328 fps	Gravity 268 Splatting 196 200% 232 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 771GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3102 1983 1976 1974 1972 1983 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	430% Outstanding	Read 2,839 Write 3,428 Mixed 3,117 SusWrite 2165 652% 2,887 MB/s	4K Read 85.3 4K Write 219 4K Mixed 122 402% 142 MB/s	DQ Read 1,444 DQ Write 1,180 DQ Mixed 1,323 987% 1,315 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 430% Great: 488%
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 15,656 User benchmarks, average bench 339% 512GB free Firmware: EGFM11.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3925 3178 796 580 648 691 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 2,070 Write 2,968 Mixed 2,228 SusWrite 1,636 504% 2,226 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 74 258% 95.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,655 DQ Write 1,445 DQ Mixed 1,564 1,169% 1,555 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 491%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTESC 4x16GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 42.4 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 38.4 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 31.7 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 42.2 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 134%

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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 $189Bench 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 $898Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16