Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	58.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201113
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '20 at 22:33
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 307 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 1,025 101% 827 Pts	64-Core 2,877 178% 2,877 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Sapphire(1DA2 E410) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.3 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 137 Reflection 146 Parallax 197 112% 160 fps	Gravity 138 Splatting 97.1 101% 118 fps
Poor: 91% Great: 104%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 15,656 User benchmarks, average bench 339% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,804 Write 3,461 Mixed 2,214 563% 2,493 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 69.8 224% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 567 DQ Write 501 DQ Mixed 534 400% 534 MB/s
Poor: 215% Great: 491%
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 15,656 User benchmarks, average bench 339% 8GB free Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,122 Write 2287 Mixed 2,217 495% 2,209 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 71.2 227% 82.2 MB/s	DQ Read 617 DQ Write 573 DQ Mixed 602 450% 598 MB/s
Poor: 215% Great: 491%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C16-16GTZR 4x16GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	MC Read 66.7 MC Write 47.6 MC Mixed 46.6 153% 53.6 GB/s	SC Read 34.2 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 44.7 102% 35.6 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 140%

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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	1,584x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,275Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	668x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 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 $90Bench 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: 57% - Above average

Total price: $1,797

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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