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 (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	202% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 18 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '22 at 14:47
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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-$193 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 80.4 1-Core 178 2-Core 354 107% 204 Pts	4-Core 688 8-Core 1,316 119% 1,002 Pts	64-Core 2213 137% 2213 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Zotac(19DA 1612) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4817 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 516.94 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 279 Reflection 256 Parallax 288 228% 275 fps	Gravity 231 Splatting 173 175% 202 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1578 678 220 221 226 188 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,544 Write 1,911 Mixed 1,640 SusWrite 518 316% 1,403 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 70.1 233% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 858 DQ Write 765 DQ Mixed 658 536% 760 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 295%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 656GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2980 2988 3055 2704 1539 1505 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	384% Outstanding	Read 2,620 Write 3,132 Mixed 2,901 SusWrite 2,462 628% 2,779 MB/s	4K Read 68.5 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 92.9 303% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 907 DQ Write 651 DQ Mixed 630 511% 729 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 384% Great: 488%
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 221GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 270 273 276 275 276 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 395 Write 276 Mixed 304 SusWrite 272 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 25.9 4K Mixed 18.2 59% 19.6 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 147 128% 190 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 91%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 192 190 191 191 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 163 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 190 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GB 9,865 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 51.8 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 41.9 128% 44.7 GB/s	SC Read 26.8 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 35.8 80% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%

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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 $193Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 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 $910Bench 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	425x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: $1,670

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16