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 (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	193% 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	25.1 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 25 '22 at 12:19
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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-$252 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 80.3 1-Core 178 2-Core 353 107% 204 Pts	4-Core 685 8-Core 1,248 116% 967 Pts	64-Core 2,231 138% 2,231 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 104% 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 267 Reflection 253 Parallax 305 217% 275 fps	Gravity 224 Splatting 171 171% 197 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1435 735 221 186 165 181 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,548 Write 1,956 Mixed 1,632 SusWrite 487 316% 1,406 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 69.4 230% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 767 DQ Write 553 DQ Mixed 599 464% 640 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 295%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 652GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3049 3014 3124 2777 1543 1520 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	388% Outstanding	Read 2,738 Write 3,118 Mixed 2,752 SusWrite 2,504 628% 2,778 MB/s	4K Read 68.4 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 91.6 300% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 840 DQ Write 591 DQ Mixed 638 498% 690 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 388% Great: 488%
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 220GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 264 248 273 272 273 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 392 Write 274 Mixed 301 SusWrite 263 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 14.8 4K Write 25.4 4K Mixed 17.9 59% 19.4 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 147 128% 190 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 91%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 191 181 194 190 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 192 Mixed 78.4 SusWrite 187 119% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 111% 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 (62^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 51.6 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 41.6 127% 44.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 35.9 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 80 50% 80 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 117% 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 $252Bench 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 $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 $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