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 (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	197% 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, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.4 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 30 '22 at 22:35
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (44^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-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 80.1 1-Core 177 2-Core 259 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,178 105% 890 Pts	64-Core 2,139 132% 2,139 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 96.3% 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: 4763 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 517.48 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 282 Reflection 251 Parallax 283 230% 272 fps	Gravity 229 Splatting 170 172% 199 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: 1555 637 264 198 243 205 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,584 Write 1891 Mixed 1,667 SusWrite 517 318% 1,415 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 70.1 234% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 745 DQ Write 560 DQ Mixed 585 456% 630 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 295%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 552GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3079 3057 3142 2665 1542 1546 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	389% Outstanding	Read 2744 Write 3,188 Mixed 2,907 SusWrite 2,505 641% 2836 MB/s	4K Read 69.4 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 94.8 306% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 804 DQ Write 550 DQ Mixed 576 457% 643 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 389% Great: 488%
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 220GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 268 272 275 275 274 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 396 Write 275 Mixed 303 SusWrite 272 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 26.2 4K Mixed 18.3 60% 19.8 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 149 129% 191 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 91%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$80 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 189 192 189 189 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 184 Mixed 89.9 SusWrite 189 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 104% 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 (70^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 54.4 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 41.7 130% 45.5 GB/s	SC Read 27.1 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 36.4 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 80.3 50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 120% 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	1,582x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,494x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	666x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	730x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	425x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16