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 (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	27.6 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	Oct 14 '22 at 18:02
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^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-$260 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 4.65 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 81.8 1-Core 170 2-Core 337 104% 196 Pts	4-Core 676 8-Core 1,249 115% 963 Pts	64-Core 2,384 148% 2,384 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: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 522.25 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 293 Reflection 257 Parallax 294 239% 281 fps	Gravity 235 Splatting 173 176% 204 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% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,506 Write 1,916 Mixed 1673 382% 1,698 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 75.9 252% 89.1 MB/s	DQ Read 916 DQ Write 746 DQ Mixed 778 597% 814 MB/s
Poor: 144% Great: 295%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 383GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2988 3148 3117 2641 1437 1433 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	405% Outstanding	Read 2,778 Write 3,236 Mixed 2,733 SusWrite 2,461 633% 2,802 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 104 316% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,086 DQ Write 891 DQ Mixed 748 626% 909 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 405% Great: 488%
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 221GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 264 272 276 276 276 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 433 Write 277 Mixed 303 SusWrite 271 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 75.3 4K Mixed 33 118% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 148 128% 189 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 91%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 186 188 191 190 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 183 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 188 113% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 105% 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 54.7 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 41.5 130% 45.6 GB/s	SC Read 27.2 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 36.2 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 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	1,585x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 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