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 below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	405% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210526
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '21 at 21:22
Run Duration	343 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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 below expectations (24^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 75.8 1-Core 160 2-Core 319 98% 185 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 1,189 108% 905 Pts	64-Core 2,660 165% 2,660 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 13AA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 155 Reflection 150 Parallax 148 126% 151 fps	Gravity 131 Splatting 117 109% 124 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 613000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4124 4284 940 1062 955 1112 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	405% Outstanding	Read 2,974 Write 4,509 Mixed 2,974 SusWrite 2,079 709% 3,134 MB/s	4K Read 68.8 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 89.6 332% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,429 DQ Write 1,130 DQ Mixed 1,255 946% 1,271 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 405% Great: 578%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 202GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 393 438 460 459 309 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 421 Mixed 444 SusWrite 414 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 53 175% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 197 149% 199 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 429GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 393 438 460 459 318 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 444 Mixed 431 SusWrite 415 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 40.5 148% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 198 149% 199 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 210GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 291 181 167 164 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 429 Mixed 390 SusWrite 232 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 54 178% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 199 149% 200 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 134%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 234GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 65 65 65 65 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	40% Below average	Read 74.4 Write 76.5 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 64.4 49% 66.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 83%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 165GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 102 104 104 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 99.9 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 103 69% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 88%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 32GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 81 85 87 87 87 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	50% Above average	Read 89 Write 62 Mixed 42.2 SusWrite 85.2 51% 69.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C14-16GTZNA 2x16GB 333 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	MC Read 44.9 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 28.4 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 28 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 88.8 45% 88.8 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 148%

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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