Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	68.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	319% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210407
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 09 '21 at 21:03
Run Duration	313 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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-$249 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 161 2-Core 319 103% 191 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 1,154 105% 884 Pts	64-Core 2,236 138% 2,236 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87B8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.1% Good	Lighting 89.3 Reflection 79.8 Parallax 73.6 73% 80.9 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 58.8 Splatting 52.5 59% 75.7 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1801 1666 1681 1688 1640 1543 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2,543 Write 2,226 Mixed 1,804 SusWrite 1,670 462% 2,061 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 77.9 260% 89.6 MB/s	DQ Read 926 DQ Write 620 DQ Mixed 794 586% 780 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 435%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300 2,857 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 126GB free Firmware: X212T0RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 388 365 393 334 393 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 330 Write 386 Mixed 283 SusWrite 377 78% 344 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 35.3 4K Mixed 24.2 81% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 99 88% 130 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 114%
Samsung 870 EVO 4TB-$370 9,454 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 2.5TB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 433 441 443 442 442 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 434 Mixed 431 SusWrite 439 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 76.7 4K Mixed 52.1 170% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 220 158% 202 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 137%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 77 75 77 76 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 139 Write 122 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 76.1 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 97%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$223 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 100 98 99 100 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 109 Write 91 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 98.9 64% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 98%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 10 7.6 25 33 22 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	6.04% Terrible	Read 2 Write 2.7 Mixed 1.5 SusWrite 19.1 5% 6.32 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 2% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 6.04% Great: 109%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 106 107 104 108 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 144 Write 150 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 102 89% 120 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.7 338% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 90%
WD My Book 25EE 12TB 624 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 97 101 99 97 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 127 Write 135 Mixed 123 SusWrite 100 165% 121 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 8.9 4K Mixed 1 359% 5.33 MB/s	DQ Read 0.7 DQ Write 6.4 DQ Mixed 1.4 268% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 103%
HitachiG ST 4TB 176 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 2.5TB free, PID 1015 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 70 76 77 75 77 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Read 84.6 Write 112 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 76.5 98% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 60% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 51%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 945GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 42 50 43 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Read 57.1 Write 108 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 48.7 89% 63.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB 805 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 51.3 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 41.8 127% 44.4 GB/s	SC Read 30.9 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 40.9 94% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ 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	1,582x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,495x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	675x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	667x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	467x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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 $95Bench 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: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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