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 (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	347% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210407
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '21 at 10:06
Run Duration	302 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$200 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 165 2-Core 329 104% 194 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 1,050 101% 832 Pts	64-Core 1,592 98% 1,592 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% MSI(1462 3952) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 253 Reflection 252 Parallax 523 206% 343 fps	Gravity 199 Splatting 289 223% 244 fps
Poor: 177% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 881GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1999 2041 2035 2052 2053 1990 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 2,229 Write 1897 Mixed 973 SusWrite 2,028 400% 1,782 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 75.9 264% 96.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,340 DQ Write 1,034 DQ Mixed 1,110 851% 1,161 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 363%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 185GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 432 432 433 435 434 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 427 Mixed 408 SusWrite 433 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 52.2 176% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 197 153% 211 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 125%
Corsair MP400 2TB 2,383 User benchmarks, average bench 270% 968GB free Firmware: ECFM53.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2526 2561 2565 2577 2574 2563 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	351% Outstanding	Read 1,400 Write 2,422 Mixed 1520 SusWrite 2,561 450% 1,976 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 85.2 284% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,024 DQ Write 1,254 DQ Mixed 1,232 903% 1170 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 351% Great: 382%
Intel 520 Series 480GB-$249 1,770 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 57GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 201 199 142 209 200 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 412 Write 286 Mixed 336 SusWrite 200 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 19.6 4K Mixed 22 76% 22.2 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 98.4 DQ Mixed 145 110% 152 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 71%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 94 95 95 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 104 Write 88.5 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 93.8 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GB 9,865 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	103% Outstanding	MC Read 43.2 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 39.1 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 33.5 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 41.2 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% 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