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 (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	272% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220426
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '22 at 13:35
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 178 2-Core 337 110% 203 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 1,058 104% 854 Pts	64-Core 3,085 191% 3,085 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$104 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 617 423 424 426 422 417 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 2,638 Write 2,264 Mixed 1,602 SusWrite 455 387% 1,740 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 89.2 308% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 995 DQ Write 969 DQ Mixed 927 711% 964 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$98 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 270GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 456 456 456 399 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 427 Mixed 406 SusWrite 383 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 46.1 157% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 222 167% 224 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 121%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$128 11,448 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 141GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 88 89 88 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 78.6 Write 77.1 Mixed 73.4 SusWrite 88.5 59% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 522GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 110 108 109 108 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 151 Write 106 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 106 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C18-8GTZ 4x8GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	151% Outstanding	MC Read 64.5 MC Write 51.6 MC Mixed 53.8 162% 56.6 GB/s	SC Read 34.8 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 48.9 107% 37.3 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 154%

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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	1,589x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,499x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $192Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	418x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	670x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	472x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 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 $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	211x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	173x
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: $1,721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16