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 (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	426% 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

14 months ago, 14 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220426
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '23 at 04:06
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$246 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 89.9 1-Core 179 2-Core 345 110% 205 Pts	4-Core 664 8-Core 1,279 115% 972 Pts	64-Core 2184 135% 2184 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 103 Reflection 99.3 Parallax 95.2 84% 99.1 fps	Gravity 96.6 Splatting 98.8 87% 97.7 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$85 23,469 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 274GB free (System drive) Firmware: 620281WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3672 2466 1289 1031 1007 934 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	426% Outstanding	Read 3,990 Write 4,393 Mixed 2,797 SusWrite 1,733 724% 3,228 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 84.5 303% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,719 DQ Write 1314 DQ Mixed 1,480 1,117% 1,504 MB/s
Poor: 251% ↑ This bench: 426% Great: 598%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 836GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 475 Write 423 Mixed 404 97% 434 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 79.7 4K Mixed 45.6 151% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 204 155% 209 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 128%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 630GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 135 Write 140 Mixed 87 90% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 84%
USB DISK 2.0 32GB 174 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 29GB free, PID 0121 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 29.5 Write 1.5 Mixed 6 10% 12.3 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR Skill Intl F4-3000C16-8GTZR Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR Skill Intl F4-3000C16-8GTZR 32GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 44.9 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 38 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 30.3 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 37.6 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

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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	1,586x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $246Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	676x
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 $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	426x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16