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 way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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.
Boot Drive	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210125
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 31 '21 at 20:32
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$260 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 (89^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 167 2-Core 331 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 652 8-Core 1,191 110% 922 Pts	64-Core 2,294 142% 2,294 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU630 240GB 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: P190710b SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 438 439 443 440 437 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 442 Mixed 430 SusWrite 441 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 43.6 160% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 193 138% 175 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 664GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 455 456 459 456 456 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 447 Mixed 445 SusWrite 456 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 55.2 180% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 200 151% 202 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
WDC WD60EDAZ-11BMZB0 6TB 266 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 4TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 169 166 169 166 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 184 Write 166 Mixed 120 SusWrite 167 36% 159 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 8.9 4K Mixed 0.7 41% 10.9 MB/s	DQ Read 0.7 DQ Write 10.8 DQ Mixed 1.2 2% 4.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 29%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 5.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 211 210 220 217 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 219 Write 223 Mixed 90 SusWrite 214 136% 187 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.9 247% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 54.5 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 40.5 129% 45.1 GB/s	SC Read 29.9 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 37.8 88% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 114%

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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	1,497x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 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 $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	731x
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: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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