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 (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	443% 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	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	34.8 GB free of 40 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221212
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '23 at 20:33
Run Duration	308 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 179 2-Core 348 110% 206 Pts	4-Core 681 8-Core 1,331 119% 1,006 Pts	64-Core 2,693 167% 2,693 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-$979 22,998 User benchmarks, average bench 290% Nvidia(10DE 167A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5600 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 528.02 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 428 Reflection 394 Parallax 415 348% 412 fps	Gravity 354 Splatting 256 263% 305 fps
Poor: 263% Great: 305%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1XHE-00AFY0 1TB 4,117 User benchmarks, average bench 407% 650GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2857 3586 2328 1531 1611 1403 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	443% Outstanding	Read 3,086 Write 4,647 Mixed 3,272 SusWrite 2,219 748% 3,306 MB/s	4K Read 80.6 4K Write 255 4K Mixed 110 398% 149 MB/s	DQ Read 1,551 DQ Write 1,206 DQ Mixed 1,322 1,004% 1,360 MB/s
Poor: 226% ↑ This bench: 443% Great: 607%
WDS200T3XHC-00SJG0 2TB 1,011 User benchmarks, average bench 263% 294GB free Firmware: 102430WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2237 1841 1330 1320 1331 1139 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	295% Outstanding	Read 1,890 Write 2,288 Mixed 1,752 SusWrite 1,533 421% 1,866 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 63.4 235% 93.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,344 DQ Write 1,071 DQ Mixed 1,178 890% 1,198 MB/s
Poor: 191% ↑ This bench: 295% Great: 306%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$129 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 40GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 464 464 458 425 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 455 Mixed 370 SusWrite 401 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 53.8 183% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 215 162% 219 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$129 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 238GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 463 464 457 463 461 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 456 Mixed 372 SusWrite 462 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 53.4 182% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 215 162% 218 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$129 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 93GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 464 464 458 463 450 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 454 Mixed 366 SusWrite 460 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 52.8 179% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 215 162% 219 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 40GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 16384, 4096, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	MC Read 77 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 38 147% 51.5 GB/s	SC Read 30 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 36.9 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 141%

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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	1,498x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $170Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	418x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	669x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	470x

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	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: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	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) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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